SOC 2390 Lecture 1: SOC 2390 Class and Strat
7 Feb 2017
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Certain goods that shouldn"t be distributed based on free market principles. Concerts are social events and in trying to make commodity out of a real live experience you risk spoiling the experience all together. People buy out concert tickets and sell on stub hub 3x the cost. Some deprived b/c pro teers and out bidder by wealthier. National parks a place of beauty, staplers auction access to such places. Division of labour help? line standing seem strong but honest job in a free market economy. Rewarded based on value of jobs and training acquired to attain them. Social inequality: societies insecure that most important positions conscientiously lled by the most quali ed person. Most inclined toward advancement (with inherent qualities to do so) will succeed. Not recognize that inequality passed on generationally or how elites become gate keeper (in-group/out-group) Inequality is not functional b/c it impairs most talented in the lower ranks from actually achieving potential.
