SOC224H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Social Inequality, Perfectly Clear, Social Stratification
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Soc224 chapter 1: the context for the schooled society. Education is an integral part of society: many expect schools to tackle a variety of social ills, tanging from drug use to racism to violence to health promotion. In the united states, it is perfectly clear that some groups have greater status, power, and wealth than other groups. By 2000, nearly 9/10 jobs = service sector. May be due to: the income of bottom and middle range canadians has remained the same the top 20% rose substantially reduction in the proportion of canadians in unions reductions in government-provided social programs. Politicians have called for lower taxes, especially for those in upper income categories. Greater emphasis on self-development and personal identity: childhood has been elongated. More socializing of young children, supplemented by forces outside of the family: popular culture has a great influence on the life of the young and competition for, families have also changed school material.
