SY101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Gender Identity, Gender Role, Socialist Feminism
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Shipwreck as a literary device where shipwrecks sweep away all traces of privilege and social convention, to just human beings. Social stratification: the way society is organized in layers or strata. Rich are getting rich, and the poor are getting poor. In 2011 the average canadian family earned 20 times more than the average family in 1951. This is due to inflation, more household members in the workforce, increased productivity: explanations of income inequality. The importance of human capital in a knowledge-driven society. Just as productivity increases by upgrading manufacturing plants and introducing new technologies, productivity gains can also result from investment in the skills and abilities of people. People with the same amount of human capital may receive different economic rewards is that they possess different amounts of social capital. Social capital: the networks or connections that individuals possess.
