SOCI-102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Neuroplasticity, Food Bank, Social Stratification
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Passing of poor laws: attempt to help the poor who have uncertain income, or. An explosion of poverty, and a rise in religion based charity. Austerity measures : in the 90"s public service quality and quantity reduced in order to. How did poverty end up the way it is today. Industrial revolution: large scale change to society urbanization, distinction between absolute and relative poverty(social stratification), low wages for hard labour, high levels of malnourishment (ex living off cabbage and potatoes) death/illness. But often punished the poor:with meaningless tasks such as shoveling rocks for no reason a social problem requiring social consciousness. Efforts to recognize and reduce the problem god but how much value person has as labour (ex hours worked, conditions, willingness to do tasks etc. ) Keyniasian economics: the rise of the welfare state. The gov must ensure the well-being of its citizens.
