SOC224H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Dornier Do 17, Gender Role, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
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Elites: generally refers to a group of individuals that are economically, socially, and/or politically privileged in society. If one thinks of social stratification as a hierarchy, the elite occupy the uppermost position of that hierarchy. Tendency to focus on working class, why aren"t they getting ahead, why they have such a hard time climbing the ladder. We think about who doesn"t have things but we also need to think about who does have things. There is work involved, effort to reproduce that kind of privilege. Some key school types in the sociological literature: elementary, secondary, postsecondary ( tertiary", public versus private. In ontario, public (catholic and public) and private (non-catholic, religious, independent, new sector) In the u. s: private includes elite and all religious schools. New sector versus independent schools independent: private schools elite, associated with wealthy populations, build by religious groups mostly anglicans to educate wealth anglican families. Differentiate themselves from newer private schools they kept the name.
