Sociology 1025A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Gini Coefficient, Social Inequality, Social Class

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 1025A/B
• Professor: Lauren Barr

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We create the structure of the world. Maslow(cid:495)s levels of development (cid:523)you need to fulfil basic requirements before you can move onto the (cid:494)next level(cid:495)(cid:524) It is about so much more than money. We separate people by class, education, language etc. When there is unequal distribution of resources. We have a high rank of inequality in canada. Gini coefficient: the measure of inequality. Social capital (grad school is who you know, use that to your advantage) Institutionalized power (established in law or customs) Systems of stratification may be closed or open: open: movement between systems, closed: birth rank. The gap between rich and poor is increasing. 3 dimensions of studying social inequality: social class, status and power. Status hierarchies (any set of rankings along which statuses are related to power)