SOC102H1 Lecture : Inequality- A Real or Imaginary Problem?
Document Summary
People who start out well end out well and vice versa. And the better and worse ways of organizing people. How could you tell if it was working? how the social game works and what creates the odds. Not only unfair, but also harmful to health, and dangerous to societies. Social i nequality: crime, addiction, sickness, violence, war. A wide distribution between upper and lower classes. Natural inequalities can lead to resentment; idea of unfairness. Theories, political ideologies, common sense justifications for it. I t is largely because of these justifications that cause stability in society- that create a mindset that makes people compliant with inequality. Some societies reward beauty- especially in women- more so than intelligence. Key processes and how they create inequality in different domains of life. Various levels of disadvantage, allowing varying disadvantages to compile and build up. : more likely to be radical and attempt to disrupt the system.
