SOCA01H3 Lecture Notes - Social Stratification, Social Inequality, Social Capital
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Social stratification: the way which society is organized in layers//strata. Canada is the world"s most prosperous countries. Increases in family income adjusted for inflation were most rapid at the end of ww2 until the economic downturn began in 1973. Avergage family income then became quite stable. Economic productivity increased as workers skills and technologies improved. Large numbers of women entered the paid labour fource starting in the. Dual families are the norm now * before, it was only the male (1950s) Level of inequality of income in canada is put in perspective two ways. How deos income inequality in caanada compare with income inequality in other countries. Income inequality is the lowest in denmark and highest in us, canada is between. Also: how does income inequality change over time: little between 1951-2008. The bottome quintile received 6. 1 percent of total income. Richest increased its share from 41. 1 to 43. 5 percent. Income inequality has widened in most countries but not canada.
