Which term concerns the advantages or opportunities people are likely to have for achieving better life outcomes?

Which term concerns the advantages or opportunities people are likely to have for achieving better life outcomes?

• A. Life chances
• B. Life expectancy
• C. Social mobility
• D. Human rights

Answer: (A)

Life chances describe the opportunities and advantages people have that influence their potential to achieve a better life, such as access to good education, healthcare, housing, and stable work. These chances are shaped by social structure and inequality—someone born into a wealthier family often has more life chances because of better resources, networks, and support, while someone in poverty faces barriers that limit those opportunities. Life expectancy is about how long someone is likely to live in general, not the opportunities they have to improve their life. Social mobility refers to movement between social positions over time, which can be influenced by life chances but is about change in status rather than the opportunities themselves. Human rights are universal entitlements people should have, not specifically about the opportunities to achieve better life outcomes.

Life chances describe the opportunities and advantages people have that influence their potential to achieve a better life, such as access to good education, healthcare, housing, and stable work. These chances are shaped by social structure and inequality—someone born into a wealthier family often has more life chances because of better resources, networks, and support, while someone in poverty faces barriers that limit those opportunities.

Life expectancy is about how long someone is likely to live in general, not the opportunities they have to improve their life. Social mobility refers to movement between social positions over time, which can be influenced by life chances but is about change in status rather than the opportunities themselves. Human rights are universal entitlements people should have, not specifically about the opportunities to achieve better life outcomes.