56 KB36 KB198420252000Tomc, Gregorletnik:16številka:32/33str. 276-288ISSN:0352-3608COBISSID:20184669URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-R9AIT9XEenFakulteta za družbene vedeSlovensko sociološko društvoDružboslovne razpravedružbena diferenciacijakognitivna sociologijakognitivno družboslovjesocial psychologysocialna psihologijasociologija kulturespolstarostInequality from the perspective of cognitive science|Social inequality incorporates those differences which are emphaticaly experienced and moraly valued by the members of a community. This is true of differences which are perceived as strategic by them. Moral ranking is needed to translate biological differences of a gregarious nature into inequality of a social kind. But once cultural contents in the mind are established, it functions as an emergent, contributing on its own to various social extensions (for example profession or residential status). A significant difference exists between the two ideal-type forms of inequality. Inequalities embedded in biology are more likely to be evaluated as self-evident and non-problematic, as they represent an integral part of our experiencing of ourselves. We experience our gender and age (that is sensate, feel and think it) directly, and as a result tend to take it for granted. It is an altogether different matter when it comes to inequalities of a predominantly sociocultural kind. These are more likely to be perceived as arbitrary and as a result subject to constant contentionTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaSlovensko sociološko društvo