Sociology 1025A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Social Stratification, Socioeconomic Status, Social Mobility
8 Nov 2018
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Social inequality: refers to the unequal distribution of resources such as wealth, prestige, and power. It affects personal outcomes such as education and occupational attainment, and also health. Social mobility: movement that occurs within and between social classes in a stratification system. Intragenerational mobility: changes in social class that occur within a person"s lifetime: a student before their degree vs. after their degree. Socioeconomic status: social standing based on combined measure of education, income and occupation. "shrinking middle class" refers to the growing income inequality in canada. Single people: children, recent immigrants, disabled people, aboriginal peoples, negative consequences of social inequality, education and poverty, wealthier parents are able to contribute to school with financial donations, fundraising purchases, and unpaid volunteer efforts. It also ensures that the most capable people end up occupying the most important social positions in society: poverty still exists because there are always those low ranking jobs that ensure that society"s "dirty work" gets done.
