SOC100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Predatory Lending, Health Equity, Social Inequality
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Exercise on capuchin monkeys cucumber is worth higher than the value of the grapes. ) Value : some rewards are regarded more highly than others (ex. Relative inequality : an understanding of our own position in comparison to the rest around us. If we feel like people or doing better or worse than us, it has an effect on our self esteem (ex. The monkey receiving cucumber will feel less than the other monkey receiving grapes. ) Power : the person in power gets to decide which person gets the reward and which doesn"t, despite them both doing the same job, which is injustice (ex. Both monkeys are doing the task they were trained to do, only one is receiving an award. ) If there are more of a single resource, it could be justified. If there were a regular amount the resources, it is unjust.
