SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Social Inequality, Individual And Group Rights, Conflict Theories

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1101
• Professor: Willow Scobie

Document Summary

Below the cut off, people spend a disproportion of their income on food, clothing and shelter. Likely sped 55% of their income on food, shelter and clothing. 34. 1% of unattached individuals, ie people not in families, live on low income in ottawa. 40% of lone parent families with children under 18 lived in poverty. Idea that everynone has a fair chance. Link between social inequality and the capitalist economic system. Product of the economic structure and class relationships. Certain components of society serve particular functions. There are no sharp distinctions only difference of ranking or privilege. 15. 2% of ottawa"s general population lived in pverty before tax in 2005 compared to: 43. 4% of recent immigrants (arrived 2001 to 2006) 30. 5% of visible minority residents (49,256 individuals) Patterns in results-poverty is structural and not the result of individual failings. Ideological belief- children born into low income households are socialized to reproduce patterns of behavior (poor work ethic)