Sociology 2228A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Inequality, Numeracy, Sustainable Development Goals
7 Jan 2020
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Casually explained - life as a video game. Most of life"s outcomes are the result of social structural factors - especially during the ages of. It is important to note that much of the social structures developed between 0 and 18 influence the individual agency that individuals have in adulthood. Individual agency is often influenced by social structure. Social structure can either impede or support individual agency - based on social determinants. Canada"s poverty rate in 2017 was at 9. 5% Canada"s official poverty line for a family of two adults and two children is about ,542. For individuals who live on their own, it ranges from ,436 to ,389. The median income of families in ontario is ,700. The source of total income is primarily market income, while other parts of income come from government transfers. The people who live below canada"s poverty line has declined in 2017.
