CHYS 1F90 Lecture 7: lecture 7.doc

• School: Brock University
• Department: Child and Youth Studies
• Course: CHYS 1F90
• Professor: Rebecca Raby

Document Summary

I/ wrap up on global lecture: overall, global movement of people. Main points: there are various overlapping but distinct definitions of class, class-based inequality is a feature of our society and has a significant impact on young people"s lives, cultural capital suggests hidden forms of class inequality. Ii/ defining class: differences in wealth: : money and valuable goods a person or family controls minus outstanding debt (macionis 259, class as occupation, with a focus on income, relation to means of production. Proletariat, petty-bourgeoisie and bourgeoisie: skills, educational resources. See: http://www. campaign2000. ca/reportcards/national/2010englishc2000nationalreportcard. pdf: the deficit model, challenging the deficit model: One in six (elementary teachers federation of ontario) Iv/ contributors to inequality: individual level, un/employment, wealth (or not!, education/skills. 3: timing of parenthood, family formation, dis/ability, community/national level, un/employment, rising costs, inequalities linked to culture and race. E. g. aboriginal poverty: value of addressing at community level, policy level, job creation, taxation patterns, social services: health, education, ei.