REC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Aboriginal Peoples In Canada, Socioeconomic Status, Physical Attractiveness

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Course: REC100
• Professor: Bryan Smale

Document Summary

Social class: distinctions within society, ability to access resources, such as food, clothing, shelter, education. Status: perception of how much one is valued by others: wealth, religion, race, physical attractiveness or social skills. Socioeconomic status: determined by a person"s occupation, level of education, and income. Poverty: state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions: relative poverty: having less than those in the same social context, absolute poverty: those who do not have enough to survive. Individual or pathological causes: behaviour, choices, abilities, familial causes. Family history or upbringing: agency causes, actions of others, war, government, economy, structural causes, not having access to power and resources in society. Impacts: place to sleep, access to medical care and social services, access and support to education, adequate nutrition, feelings of trust, social connectedness, community engagement, self-esteem, confidence, relationships, meaningful leisure experiences.