▁creating ▁opportun ities ▁and ▁options ▁for ▁address ing ▁human ▁vulner ability . ▁T ogether ▁and ▁independently ▁institution al ▁systems , ▁such ▁as ▁those ▁of ▁education , ▁fin ance , ▁and ▁health , ▁provide ▁resources ▁or ▁assets ▁that ▁give ▁individuals ▁res ili ence ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁our ▁shared ▁vulner ability . ▁As sets ▁or ▁resources ▁may ▁take ▁five ▁forms : ▁physical , ▁human , ▁social , ▁e colog ical ▁or ▁environmental ▁and ▁exist ential . ▁A ▁respons ive ▁state , ▁must ▁ensure ▁that ▁its ▁institutions ▁provide ▁meaning ful ▁access ▁and ▁opportunity ▁to ▁accum ulate ▁resources ▁and ▁that ▁some ▁individuals ▁or ▁groups ▁of ▁individuals ▁are ▁not ▁und uly ▁privile ged , ▁while ▁others ▁are ▁dis adv ant aged . ▁ ▁The ▁State ▁▁ ▁A ▁gover ning ▁body . ▁The ▁manifest ation ▁of ▁public ▁authority ▁and ▁the ▁ult imate ▁legit imate ▁repository ▁of ▁co er ci ve ▁power . ▁Most ▁readily ▁visible ▁through ▁" branch es " ▁of ▁government ▁and ▁in ▁real ms ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" public ". ▁The ▁state ▁also ▁becomes ▁manifest ▁through ▁complex ▁institution al ▁arrang ements ▁creating ▁legal ▁entities ▁that ▁operate ▁in ▁tradition ally ▁" private " ▁real ms . ▁These ▁include ▁the ▁family , ▁domestic ▁arrang ements ▁and ▁the ▁work place . ▁ ▁Equ ality ▁▁ ▁Leg al ▁equality ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁tends ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁formal ▁and ▁proced ural ▁processes , ▁and ▁not ▁on ▁more ▁substant ive ▁or ▁outcome - sens itive ▁measures ▁of ▁equality . ▁ ▁Many ▁programs ▁focus ▁on ▁target ▁groups , ▁rather ▁than ▁provide ▁universal