SOCIOL 2R03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Blue-Collar Worker, Social Class, Longitudinal Study
7 Jan 2019
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Vest way to visualize inequality is via a pyramid. Polarization also requires both wealth and poverty, but it conceptually missing its. Under polarization, the population is grounded into or concentrated into, two distinct regions or poles" of the income distribution - one poorer, one richer. Canada get a c grade and ranks 12th out of 17 peer countries. Income inequality in canada has increased over the past 20 years. Since 1990, the richest group of canadians has increased its share of total national income, while the poorest and middle-income groups has lost share. Sernay (2014,2017) speaks of changes in the occupational structure. Life chances: a person"s chances of obtaining those things de ned as desirable and avoiding those things de ned as undesirable in their society haralambos and. Higher grade professional (company director, senior manager) Lower grade professional/ administrative (manager in small business, high level supervisor) Small propritor/ self employed (small farmers, electricians, plumber)
