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Social privilege is an advantage or entitlement that benefits individuals belonging to certain groups, often to the detriment of others. Privileged groups can be advantaged based on social class, wealth, education, caste, age, height, skin color, physical fitness, nationality, geographic location, cultural differences, ethnic or racial category, gender, gender identity, neurodiversity ...
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, knowledge, and a decent standard of living.
Topography of Europe. This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Europe defined physiographically.. Not all points in this list are mountains or hills, some are simply elevations that are not distinguishable as geographical features.
A privilege is a certain entitlement to immunity granted by the state or another authority to a restricted group, either by birth or on a conditional basis. Land-titles and taxi medallions are examples of transferable privilege – they can be revoked in certain circumstances.
Ancient Modern Severely restricted Almost universal Embraced legal and communitarian strains Most societies offer most privileges of citizenship, such as legal protections and social services
Privilege (law), a permission granted by law or other rules; Executive privilege, the claim by the President of the United States and other executives to immunity from legal process; Parliamentary privilege; Social privilege, special status or advantages conferred on certain groups at the expense of other groups, such as: White privilege; Male ...
The privilege of peerage is the body of special privileges belonging to members of the British peerage. It is distinct from parliamentary privilege , which applies only to those peers serving in the House of Lords and the members of the House of Commons , while Parliament is in session and forty days before and after a parliamentary session.
Privileges and Immunities may refer: . in international law, to privileges and immunities afforded by international treaties: Diplomatic immunity; Consular immunity