SOC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Saputo Inc., Chronic Poverty, Upper Class
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Absolute: the exact amount of money you make. Relative: how much you have relative to others in your community, used in discussion around policy and society. Upper class: westins, thompsons, saputo, etc, a lot of family and generational wealth but now we are seeing a lot of self-made stories as well. (cid:862)u(cid:374)der(cid:863) (cid:272)lass/lower class: debate about what to call that group of insulting, long-term chronic poverty. Individuals receiving social benefits: also includes the working poor considered poor because income not enough to provide essentials. Better access to cure: about half of aboriginal children in canada live in a state of poverty. Depends on region in canada (60% in prairie) February 14th 2017: number of health indicators in terms of poverty in aboriginals. Infant mortality rate of poor children is double of average canadians. Values and attitudes: higher ses people are more liberal in terms of language.
