SOCIOL 1 Lecture 18: Soc 1 4-5
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->after great depression, leveling out of wealth, lower levels of inequality. ->now, starting from 1980s, rising levels of inequality, to levels as high as before the great depression. Why mobility is greater in some countries than others. ->relationship between level of inequality and social mobility. ->higher levels of taxation and government spending reduce inequality and enhance opportunity. ->public spending: where governments tax more and spend more, virtually always create more equal opportunity. ->more years of schooling, longer school year, longer school day increase mobility. ->from 1945-1973 expansion of higher education; stagnation after 1973. ->stagnation of higher education decreased social mobility after the 1970s. ->laws that make unionization difficult (comparison with canada) ->benefits only wealthier, worth more to wealthier, blacks largely excluded from va loans and others. Intergenerational mobility in income (massive data from social security and tax records) ->where poor families are more dispersed among mixed income neighbors. ->more civic engagement, including membership in religious and community groups.
