HLTHAGE 1BB3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Individualism, Paraplegia, Filial Piety
4 Feb 2020
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People who experience relative disadvantage compared to members of a dominant social group. Persons other than aboriginal peoples who are non-caucasian in race or non-white in colour. Life span development: what happens to you earlier in life will have an impact on you later in life. Agency: even though we have constraints, we still have choices that we can make, emphasis on difficult obstacles in life but still have choices to make for yourself. Timing and social location: when and where were you were born. Linked lives: based on social networks, we are interconnected. Turning points: something will happen in your life and completely changes your direction of life course, subjective/objective, example: someone gets into a car accident and becomes a paraplegic. Number of immigrants in canada from 2000 to 2017 (in 1000) Immigrants seeking an improved standard of living: conditions or job opportunities in migrant"s own region are insufficient. Family class: bring relatives, spouse, etc. with you.
