SOC 1100 Lecture 10: SOCIAL CLASS IN CANADA
31 May 2018
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SOCIAL CLASS IN CANADA
Dimensions of Social Inequality
• Income
o Earnings from work or investments
• Wealth
o Total value of money and other assets, minus outstanding debts
• Power
o Income and wealth are important sources of this
• Occupational prestige
o White collar jobs
▪ More income and prestige
o Blue collar jobs
▪ Less income and prestige
▪ Who?
• Women
• Visible minorities
• Recent immigrants
• Schooling
o Highly valued in industrial societies
▪ Affects income and occupational prestige
▪ Education differences between males and females are minimal
Stratification in Canada: Merit and Caste
• Meritocracy
o Social position reflects individual talent and effort
• Caste
o Ancestry
▪ Most rich gained position through inheritance
o Race and ethnicity
▪ Average incomes high
• Japanese
• British
• French
▪ Average income low
• Chinese
• Black
• Aboriginal
o Gender
▪ Females
• Less
o Income
o Wealth
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