SOCA01H3 Lecture 10: STRATIFICATION.docx
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Less in=ty than experienced in other places ( we are not the worst !) How about we increase standards & learn better ways to improve instead of lowering our standards: social in=ty increased due to in= income! Increased in competition & other factors affect an individuals" success! Of: ballet, wines, cheeses, art, classical music, etc. : gaining capital social & cultural capital is often learned in informal social situations (family gatherings, parties, etc. ) What concepts of social & cultural capital also have in common is the idea that families higher in the social hierarchy enjoy more capital of all types. These types of capital carry important consequences in people"s lives (e. g. who gets job interview, etc. : overall inequalitydifference in getting a chance to play in the same playground , class reproduction: class reproducing itself. Income not = wealth: income = how much you make/yr (pre/post-taxation, wealth = relative economic worth including possessions & worth of possessions.
