SOCI 100 Lecture Notes - Consumerism, Hillary Clinton, Slow Food
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If you are attending a canadian university, your classmates probably come from families in the upper half of the income ladder, community college classmates come from more modest means. If we believe that men are the better care givers, we would treat them that way. The idea of getting a job is an enlightenment idea, prior to 1800, mostly self employed, independent contractors , a secondary job was a secondary income. More connected than any other time in history through social media, contradicts itself by higher loneliness rates for 18 year olds than seniors. 44% report loneliness, all connected to social networks, losing self worth ex) friends going to barbados doing this and that, i"m here sitting reading a book. Sociology is the study of the obvious and the uncovering of inconvenient facts the business of myth busting. 6% more if you"re a dad and you get hired, 4% less if you"re a mother and get hired for a job.
