SOCA01H3 Lecture 10: SOCA01-Lecture 10 - Stratification
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It is possible to be rich without working hard, because a person can inherit wealth: people can work hard without becoming rich, something about the structure of society causes inequality (p. 186) The canadian context: relative prosperity, canadian families earned almost ,000 on average, which, adjusting for inflation is more than two-and-a-half times what they earned in the early 1950s. However, this prosperity has not been shared equally and some have not experienced it. Why are people rich or poor: type of jobs, good jobs: Additional explanations: effort, if at first you don"t succeed. Years of dedication are necessary to become proficient at anything. Better-educated workers are more skilled and productive in these jobs because they have invested in acquiring the skills essential to our economy. We live in a credentialist society that requires proof of training, often through a schooling institution. Need a degree to be the assistant"s assistant. Refers to the networks or connections that individuals possess (pg.
