Sociology 1027A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Visible Minority, Human Capital Flight, In-Group Favoritism

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 1027A/B
• Professor: Wolfgang Lehmann

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Lecture 5: inequality based on gender and sexuality. Midterm next week, in our classroom: 1 hour exam. Includes: textbook chapters/pages, lectures, topics covered in all tutorials: readings from tutorials. Research findings discussed in class and textbook. Not tested o(cid:374): (cid:374)a(cid:373)es; (cid:862)(cid:449)ho said (cid:449)hat(cid:863), spe(cid:272)ifi(cid:272) data, stats or dates, o(cid:271)s(cid:272)ure knowledge from textbook. Sample question: a gini inde(cid:454) of (cid:862)0(cid:863) des(cid:272)ri(cid:271)es a (cid:272)ou(cid:374)tr(cid:455) i(cid:374) (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h: a: there is perfect equality. In class, we discussed a number of sociological explanations for the gender wage gap. Continuation from last lecture: race and gender/sex discrimination in hiring. Hiring discrimination: researched via correspondence and audit studies, method: (cid:862)(cid:373)at(cid:272)hed(cid:863) appli(cid:272)a(cid:374)ts, fi(cid:374)di(cid:374)gs: (cid:862)(cid:449)hite(cid:863) ad(cid:448)a(cid:374)tage, up to 50% (cid:373)ore likel(cid:455) to (cid:271)e (cid:272)o(cid:374)ta(cid:272)ted. Gendered hiring practices in symphony orchestras: gender ratio up to the 1970s was 5% women or less, ratio today: 30% range, hiring practice has changed: blind auditions. Wage discrimination: women and visible minorities suffer wage disadvantage. Explaining the earning gap: gender discrimination.