Sociology 1025A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Social Inequality
17 Oct 2016
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Social inequality & stratification: social inequality an unequal distribution of resources, (ex. money, housing, jobs, etc. , canada has one of the highest standards of living in the world. Ca(cid:374)ada gets a (cid:862)c(cid:863) grade a(cid:374)d ra(cid:374)ks (cid:1005)(cid:1006)th out of 17 peer countries. Social stratification: social stratification socially sanctioned patterns of social inequality, groups of people are hierarchically ranked, systems of stratification may be closed or open, super rich. Increasing gap between rich and poor: there are 3 dimensions of studying social inequality: Power: which of the followi(cid:374)g status" is (cid:373)ost i(cid:373)porta(cid:374)t i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)ci(cid:374)g social prestige and social class, wealth. Income, possessions, house, car, etc: occupation. Money, status, benefits, avoiding taxes, etc: education, race or ethnicity, region or rural/urban location, gender, age, political status. Ideas to remember: social differentiation: the diversity and complexity in social life has increased, social inequality: ranking of individuals, groups, by division of labor, prestige: authority, respect, influence.
