SOCA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Labor Aristocracy, False Consciousness, Kurt Vonnegut
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Lecture 11- november 21, 2013: inequality does seem inevitable o o tried to give everyone the same wage this didn"t work because people will not work hard and put in the same kibbutz in israel. The functionall argument: some jobs are more important than others e. g. physician vs. janitor (what takes longer to learn?, functionally important jobs require more training. Functionalism: position open to the best person o. Affirmative action: opens position to talented and qualified persons of any group. 1000? (recall trickle down theory) o o o: rich and powerful use advantaged position to suck up greater rewards o. Tiger woods gets . 1 million just for showing up when he is there, the audience is much bigger: median household income: ,000, median income per person: ,000 o stats for the us for 2011. Distributing outcomes fairly: equity model outcomes (rewards) propotionate to inputs (contributions)