SOCI 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Inequality, Traditional Authority, Modernization Theory
3 Feb 2017
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First nations, inequality, and the legacy of colonialism . Unequal distribution of income, wealth, and other scarce and valued resources across countries because of imperialism. Look at wealth and income and resources are distributed between 7 billion people. A situation in which people have great hardship meeting basic needs. People lack resources to satisfy the basic needs (food, water, shelter, etc. ) no person should be without. Measured by comparing a particular situation against an average or advantaged situation (inability to afford a computer, cell phone, etc. ) A very small proportion of people in the world owning the majority of money, material possessions, and other assets. Need 1 billion or more of assets. A small fraction of one person"s extreme wealth could provide adequate food, water, sanitation, and health care for the 1 billion poorest people on the planet. Sociologists identify a valued resource and estimate the chances of achieving or acquiring it by country.
