{"id":113008,"date":"2025-06-06T13:14:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T13:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/lp\/megatrends\/subtrends\/system-of-megatrends-polarized-societies\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T08:25:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T08:25:44","slug":"system-of-megatrends-polarized-societies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/en\/lp\/megatrends\/subtrends\/system-of-megatrends-polarized-societies\/","title":{"rendered":"System of megatrends: Polarized societies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"113008\" class=\"elementor elementor-113008 elementor-113002\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9379ad6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9379ad6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e596838 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e596838\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Megatrend Polarized societies<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-688471c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"688471c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d87edd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d87edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From the FMG Trend System: For your future-proof company<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae4cc74 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae4cc74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4796d5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4796d5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"185\" height=\"4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gradient.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-97754\" alt=\"What is special about the FMG?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gradient.jpg 185w, https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gradient-150x4.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ff628a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8ff628a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-033e410 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"033e410\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b3457a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b3457a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8844cdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8844cdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Polarized societies &#8211; understanding dynamics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebf85d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ebf85d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-313e070 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"313e070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"285\" data-end=\"761\">In many countries, far-reaching social changes are emerging that are challenging the existing order. Polarized societies arise when opinions, attitudes and realities of life differ so greatly that social coexistence reaches its limits. These polarizations affect central areas of social life: political attitudes, economic participation, social justice and cultural affiliation.  <\/p><p data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"1146\">For companies, this results in a complex framework for action. Polarized societies create areas of tension in which management, communication, product development and location decisions must react with increasing sensitivity to social trends. Those who understand these developments can make their organization more resilient and sustainable in the long term.    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/en\/lp\/megatrends\/\">To the overview of all megatrends<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3bf1e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3bf1e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eafbd2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eafbd2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" megatrend=\"\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Polarisierte-Gesellschaften-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-111135\" alt=\"Megatrend\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Polarisierte-Gesellschaften-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Polarisierte-Gesellschaften-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Polarisierte-Gesellschaften-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Polarisierte-Gesellschaften.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f457f5a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f457f5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-971edd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"971edd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">What do polarized societies mean for companies?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e95ef8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e95ef8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a69ab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a69ab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1201\" data-end=\"1547\">In polarized societies, expectations, loyalties and consumer behaviour are shifting. The social debate is increasingly influencing brand image, employer attractiveness and customer loyalty. Companies are faced with the challenge of navigating social tensions prudently without rashly assigning themselves to political or cultural camps. At the same time, they should take a stance where this is in line with their values and corporate culture.   <\/p><p data-start=\"1549\" data-end=\"1796\">At the same time, there are growing demands for social responsibility, diversity and communication. Organizations that anticipate social developments can build trust in a targeted manner and position themselves as future-oriented players. <\/p><p data-start=\"1798\" data-end=\"2009\">In the following, we take a look at three key developments that are having a particularly strong impact on the polarization of modern societies, and at the aspects of these that are particularly relevant for companies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce5d4d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ce5d4d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaf9e74 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aaf9e74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-193c435 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"193c435\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" system=\"\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/en\/lp\/megatrends\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250226-FMG-Trend-System_DE-1024x567.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-111507\" alt=\"Megatrends\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250226-FMG-Trend-System_DE-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250226-FMG-Trend-System_DE-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250226-FMG-Trend-System_DE-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250226-FMG-Trend-System_DE.jpg 1261w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48cb3c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48cb3c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a786b27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a786b27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Societies are changing profoundly, in their structure, their values and their behavior. The megatrend of polarized societies is just one of many that could be relevant for the future of your business. <\/li><li>FMG&#8217;s trend system makes these complex social developments tangible.<\/li><li>In addition to megatrends from society, politics, the economy, technology and the biosphere, it also includes future factors as drivers of change.<\/li><li>You can find out more about megatrends on our page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/en\/lp\/megatrends\/\">Overview of all megatrends<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6c8de9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c6c8de9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-319b77e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"319b77e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Key developments in pluralization<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0556559 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0556559\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-468d643 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"468d643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>1. polarization of attitudes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c015cc5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c015cc5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae7d231 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae7d231\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2085\" data-end=\"2454\">The polarization of attitudes affects the way in which social issues are discussed and evaluated. Increasingly, irreconcilable positions are facing each other. Public debates are less characterized by dialogue, but increasingly by emotionality, outrage and moralization. Social media acts as an amplifier of these dynamics.   <\/p><p data-start=\"2456\" data-end=\"2804\">People no longer feel represented, withdraw into ideological echo chambers or become radicalized in their attitudes. In polarized societies, social fragmentation is growing as a result, with consequences for political culture, trust in institutions and the creative power of democratic processes. <\/p><p data-start=\"2806\" data-end=\"2831\"><strong data-start=\"2806\" data-end=\"2831\">Important aspects:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"2833\" data-end=\"3489\"><li data-start=\"2833\" data-end=\"2937\"><p data-start=\"2835\" data-end=\"2937\"><strong data-start=\"2835\" data-end=\"2867\">Increase in ideological camps:<\/strong> social debates are becoming more binary &#8211; spaces for dialog are shrinking.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2938\" data-end=\"3035\"><p data-start=\"2940\" data-end=\"3035\"><strong data-start=\"2940\" data-end=\"2983\">Political fringes are gaining influence:<\/strong> radical parties and positions are gaining ground.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3036\" data-end=\"3140\"><p data-start=\"3038\" data-end=\"3140\"><strong data-start=\"3038\" data-end=\"3068\">Media excitement economy:<\/strong> reach beats relevance &#8211; polarization becomes a business model.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3141\" data-end=\"3238\"><p data-start=\"3143\" data-end=\"3238\"><strong data-start=\"3143\" data-end=\"3182\">Loss of trust in institutions:<\/strong> Authorities, political parties and the media are losing legitimacy.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3239\" data-end=\"3383\"><p data-start=\"3241\" data-end=\"3383\"><strong data-start=\"3241\" data-end=\"3269\">Focus on conflict issues:<\/strong> migration, climate protection, gender roles, combating the pandemic and social justice divide opinion.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3384\" data-end=\"3489\"><p data-start=\"3386\" data-end=\"3489\"><strong data-start=\"3386\" data-end=\"3426\">Parallel cultural public spheres:<\/strong> Different spaces of perception make a common understanding of reality difficult.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6dd5f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c6dd5f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf8bdb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf8bdb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>2. polarization of prosperity<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4da154e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4da154e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fbe70f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fbe70f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3555\" data-end=\"3870\">While some sections of the population benefit from economic progress, other groups have a growing sense of economic dependency. The polarization of prosperity is reflected in the unequal distribution of wealth, income and life chances, both within countries and globally. <\/p><p data-start=\"3872\" data-end=\"4167\">At the same time, social segregation is increasing: The wealthy are retreating into exclusive living environments, while disadvantaged groups have less and less access to opportunities for social advancement. The result: a fragmented society with growing potential for social conflict, particularly in urban areas. <\/p><p data-start=\"4169\" data-end=\"4194\"><strong data-start=\"4169\" data-end=\"4194\">Important aspects:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"4196\" data-end=\"4874\"><li data-start=\"4196\" data-end=\"4302\"><p data-start=\"4198\" data-end=\"4302\"><strong data-start=\"4198\" data-end=\"4236\">Increasing concentration of wealth:<\/strong> A growing proportion of wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4303\" data-end=\"4411\"><p data-start=\"4305\" data-end=\"4411\"><strong data-start=\"4305\" data-end=\"4336\">Shrinking middle class:<\/strong> economic security is becoming more fragile, opportunities for social advancement are declining.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4412\" data-end=\"4507\"><p data-start=\"4414\" data-end=\"4507\"><strong data-start=\"4414\" data-end=\"4451\">Regional differences in prosperity:<\/strong> Rural areas are at risk of falling behind economically.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4508\" data-end=\"4613\"><p data-start=\"4510\" data-end=\"4613\"><strong data-start=\"4510\" data-end=\"4544\">Gender inequality:<\/strong> gender pay gap and care work remain key challenges.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4614\" data-end=\"4727\"><p data-start=\"4616\" data-end=\"4727\"><strong data-start=\"4616\" data-end=\"4640\">Social segregation:<\/strong> Neighborhoods and living spaces are growing apart &#8211; integration is becoming more difficult.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4728\" data-end=\"4874\"><p data-start=\"4730\" data-end=\"4874\"><strong data-start=\"4730\" data-end=\"4769\">Loss of economic confidence:<\/strong> If people feel that performance is no longer rewarded, their approval of the existing economic order dwindles.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4793ba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d4793ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edb4ed1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edb4ed1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>3. polarization of equal opportunities<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b7e8d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b7e8d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6b6b3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6b6b3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"4956\" data-end=\"5313\">When education, opportunities for advancement and participation are unequally distributed, a society loses its integrative power. Polarized societies experience that access to opportunities increasingly depends on origin and social status, not on performance or potential. This applies in particular to education, but also to digitalization, healthcare and political participation.  <\/p><p data-start=\"5315\" data-end=\"5532\">While well-connected, resource-rich groups benefit from change processes, others fall behind. 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