SOC227H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Precarious Work, Social Inequality, Frequency Distribution
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Bargain included pensions, etc but now these bargains don"t offer these as employment is weak. Benefits you don"t get from work, not just wages, but not receiving them is a part of inequality. Equity- are you getting paid appropriately for what you are contributing to the job and employer. Jobs- difference is person fills a position in a company. And what can we do about is known as polarization. Meaning of job polarization : getting a lot of attention now. Richer getting richer, while poor is getting worse. Difference between moderate and greater inequality in job quality. Why social unrest over inequality has been minimal. Terms to know labour market job market inequality. Labour market: referring to people/persons- either they have a job or looking for it. Job market: these are the positions/slots the employers higher to fill, in the textbook see is this about people or about jobs. Jobs, the wages, or the prestige the job gets.
