Q&A 7, Second Answer

My question is: Is any social group inherently disadvantaged in its ability to view the world objectively?

 I think that the answer to this question depends on how one defines a 'social group.'  I believe that people with certain statuses may have disadvantages in ability to know objectively.  For example, people affected by the variety of schizophrenia which produces hallucinations may not have access to the world in as accurate a way as they would were they not affected by the schizophrenia.  Similarly, a person who has not had access to education, but has instead been brainwashed by people holding a highly warped view of reality, might process information in a way which is not ideal in terms of objectivity.

However, do 'people with a particular form of schizophrenia' or 'people without access to education who were raised in a very close-minded, ideologically devout environment' really comprise social groups?  The dictionary definition of 'social group' is 'group of people sharing a social relation,' but that is very vague, and the meaning of 'social relation' is also vague.  Upon further research, I learned that 'social relation' means 'a relation between two living organisms, particularly humans.'  'Relation' is a very vague term with multiple meanings.  As such, I cannot formulate a clear definition of social group, and as such do not think I am qualified to really answer this question.