Egalitarianism is a trend of thought that favours equality among all people. The premise is that all people are or should be equal in their worth and social status, and oppose all types of social inequality such as class stratification, caste systems and elitism. This school of thought has been applied to numerous practical applications such as politics, economics and law. However, the extent of proposed equality may vary, for example equality of opportunity seeks to give everyone equality, unless distinctions can be explicitly justified, and equality of outcome involves ensuring total equality between individuals in all measures i.e. wealth, status, income etc.