SOCI 1040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Escalator, Femininity, Blue-Collar Worker
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Gendered wage gap slowly decreasing due to a stagnation of men"s wages and progress in female education. Gap is larger for minority women, least for asians most for hispanic and blacks. No matter the level of education as long as it"s the same bw men/women gap is prevalent. % of student loan paid off is significantly lower for women (especially minorities) than men. Class hierarchy reproduce social status and inequalities through institutions = naturalizes it. To us, we are students and we must be a part of student roles and if we cannot do it then we will apologize and work harder to become that ideal student once again. Wages dictate how much their work is worth (professors vs. kitchen staff vs. cleaning) Work essential defines who we are as individuals within the greater society; identity. Religious principles led us to the capitalist society we live in now; america founded by.
