SOC100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Visible Minority, Undergrads, Economic Inequality
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Soc100h1 lec #1 approaches to sociology: an introduction. Yet 20-25% of toronto youth are unemployed (not in job, training or education: aboriginal youth are unemployed, ~24% visible minority youth, ~20% non-visible minority youth. Ability to find work related to field of study has dropped. Allowing for inflation, average salaries of university graduates have dropped in the last. More undergrads report traumatic emotional problems in last 12 months. 3/5 of all people in the survey reported having 3 or more of the listed problems. Mainly focused around academics, career issues, income/finances extremely common. What is the connection between inequality, unemployment and anxiety? sociology is about connecting the dots between important social and political trends. Individuals who took survey were asked to rate happiness on scale from 1-10. Bottom distribution are countries in africa and asia. Canada ranked below scandinavian countries, but above the usa. Annual happiness ratings show that happiness in the usa is continually declining.
