Abstract
Social inequalities encompass various aspects of social hierarchy and exclusion. Studies of inequalities point to the following trends: * Socioeconomic inequalities of income and wealth have been increasing in post-communist societies and Anglo-American democracies. The key trend in these societies is towards growing ranks of “corporate-rich” representing a “new wealth”. * Sociopolitical inequalities seem to change in two opposed directions: one trend is towards democratization, the other is towards the concentration of power in the hands of non-elective elites. There has been also a trend towards the increasing American hegemony. * In the sociocultural sphere, inequalities seem to narrow down, and this egalitarian trend is clearly linked to declining gender gaps, increasing education and the spreading egalitarian popular culture.
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