Sociology 1025A/B Lecture Notes - Fall 2018 Lecture 5 - Total institution, Data analysis, Wage labour
20 Sep 2018
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Social inequality & social stratification: social inequality: the unequal distribution of resources (political power, prestige, etc. , has the ability to impact life chances (opportunities an individual has in life based on stratification, race, gender, etc. You are born into a cast (a level), and you marry within that cast. Historically, it was illegal to marry outside your racial group. Intragenerational mobility: the change of so(cid:272)ial (cid:272)lass (cid:449)ithi(cid:374) o(cid:374)e pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)"s o(cid:449)(cid:374) lifeti(cid:373)e. What is wealth: wealth vs. income, financial wealth: what you own, income generated assets, can be healthy from own assets, inheritance, investments etc. Refugees: refugees have fled/come in: people with disabilities, disabilities can limit the types of jobs available, aboriginal, 49% of aboriginal children under the age of 6 live in low income families. Stratification: meritocracy: a condition of advancement based on worth, alienation: the detachment that exists between a worker and his laborer perpetuated under capitalism. Functionalist perspective: argues that social inequality and stratification serves a purpose.
