SOC 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Social Inequality, Visible Minority, Upper Class

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1100
• Professor: Deanna Behnke- Cook

Document Summary

Certain families have wealth and power that have become well established over generations. Being born to privilege or poverty sets the stage for future schooling, occupation and income race and ethnicity remain important determinants of social position. Higher average incomes for japanese, british and french vs. chinese, black and aboriginal. Quebecois and first nations have lowest income among selected categories: gender women earn less income, accumulate less wealth and have lower occupational prestige vs. men. Among single parent families; those headed by women are more than twice as likely to be poor vs. those headed by men. Difference in social class can affect: health. Children born into poor families are 3x more likely to die from disease, neglect, accidents or violence than children born into wealth. Richer people live on average seven years longer they eat more nutritious food, live and work in safer and less stressful environments, and get the medical care they need: values and attitudes.