CHYS 1F90 Lecture Notes - Household Debt, Food Bank, Working Poor

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There are various overlapping but distinct definitions of class. Society and has a significant impact on young people"s lives. Cultural capital suggests hidden forms of class inequality. Differences in wealth: money and valuable goods a person or family controls minus outstanding debt (macionis 259) Class as occupation, with a focus on income. Relation to means of production: relational, proletariat, petty-bourgeoisie and bourgeoisie. Some stats: about 1 in 10 children in poverty (2008, after tax income, children and youth 38% of food bank users but only 20% of the population, average household debt: 329, eg campaign 2000 - http://www. campaign2000. ca/reportcards/national/2010englishc2000nationalreportc ard. pdf. Indigenous people: 1 in 4 in poverty: visible minorities = same, single moms: 1 in 5 children in poverty, working poor 1 in 3. Parents capacity to earn: wealth (or not, parental education and skill. Direct link to employment -> better chance of getting a well-paid job: timing of parenthood, family formation.

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