SOSA 1050Y Lecture 7: Social Inequality, Structure and Agency 1
16 Feb 2016
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He is very well known for this book called in search of respect . Had to debate whether or not to put the harsh struggles in the book. Thinking about respect and dignity in north america. What does it mean to grow up poor in one of the richest cities in the world? (new york. City: people are on an equal level in principle, but in reality, they do not have the same opportunities, they are systematically denied the ability to achieve respectability and ability to achieve in practice. This ethnographic study shows how it can be humiliating to grow up poor in this setting because of the association with anguish. Being surrounded by wealth, the society believes and tells people that it is your own fault if you do not have access to wealth. In this city, they have referred to it as a par-tide. Par-tide: a form of segregation (an analogy of the separation in africa.
