SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Bourgeoisie, Deskilling, Cultural Capital
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200 word re ection on one key takeaway from the rst trimester. Universal obligation: recognition of the sanctity of human life is a prerequisite to moral action. Factors in economic success: degree of natural talent, degree of effort, level of education, social capital, cultural capital (skills that increase chance of securing a superior job) Low-income cutoff: 63% gross income spent on necessities. Politics reshapes distributions of income and system of equality in various ways: By enacting various legislations for businesses (tax incentives, minimum wage, etc. ) By entitling people to various welfare bene ts. Individual level explanations: effort, personality, natural ability, motivation, etc. Evidence supporting these explanations are often lacking, people making less money are often working very hard. Structural explanations: how society is organized contribute to poverty. System of tax collection and tax allocation such as neutral taxes like gst and fuel taxes. Ideological perspectives: which undervalue certain groups and lead to their discrimination.
