SOC102H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Social Inequality, Intersectionality
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Sociology test notes- chapter 8: class and status. One of the foundational insights provided by sociology is that our lived realities are constructed socially. We become human through a asocial process, and our understanding of the world is forever framed by these social experiences. Instead of looking at her car as a vehicle, we immediately and unconsciously run through a whole gamut of socially constructed meanings meanings embedded in. The age, make, and upkeep of the car are all instantly noted. A new, sparkling bmw evokes a whole range of social reactions and connections that are quite different from those experienced from a rusty, dented toyota. This example is directly related to the centrality of class and status inequalities in or day-to-day experiences. Within the complex diversity of possible responses to class inequalities, there is, Historically, individuals capable of wrestling control over a community"s assets land, animals, property,--do in the process acquire (cid:498)power(cid:499)
