SOC 470 Lecture 7: SOC 470 NOTES- L7

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 470
• Professor: Cheryl Teelucksingh

Document Summary

Toronto: housing & gentrification: housing in toronto, affordable housing in toronto today, changes in immigrant settlement patterns in toronto, gentrification and the manhattanization downtown toronto. Importance of housing: macro/structural level- construction and housing development is a good sign of economy. The 30% determines if you get to afford it or not. If its room or basement they go after maximum rent on the market and person can rent that for however much they: public rental- government rental housing goes by what you earn. Public housing vs social housing: public housing- always involve government as being provider of housing. Government is providing fewer and fewer houses: social housing- non profit housing ex: generally corporation such as metro toronto housing. Goal is not to make money but is in the housing business. Due to that; small space and high population lead to health problems: there are bylaws in place so that people keep the rules even in their property.