SOC150H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Social Inequality, Falsifiability, Brainstorming
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Although we speak about concepts such as class or race these are highly abstract and socially constructed. The definitions of these concepts are not scientifically precise. This means that concepts alone cannot make our questions falsifiable, replicable or operationalizable. Precise indicators that can validly/reliably measure an aspect of the concept we are interested in. A reasonable scope to provide boundaries (how much do we need to know) You"re starting with a broad topic of social in equality. Unequal access to rewards or opportunities for individuals within a group. Some stating points to think about the distribution of resources and opportunities (which make inequalities between persons/groups): health, crime, immigration, environment, education, labour, employment, food, income. I want to ask a question on the relationship between education (concept) and mental health (dimension) I want to ask a question on the relationship between race (concept) and gender (concept) .
