SOC102H1 Chapter 2: Chapter 2 notes of Social Problems book.
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Chapter 2 class, poverty, and economic inequality. why the different between top-paid and bottom-paid workers is wide. why the range of salaries is much wider in one capitalist society than it is in others. Identifying themselves as members of an exploited class. 1: seeing that owners of the means of production are their enemy, realizing that everything is at stake in the battle for equality, recognizing that societal change is possible through conflict. Two forms of joblessness: out of work but seeking employment or out of work and not seeking employment: structural mechanisms ensure the poorest canadians remain poor. Large numbers of canadians move in and out of poverty. The bourgeoisie/capitalist own the means of production and can set the terms of employment. Focus on ways that people compose the labels wealthy" and poor" through social interaction. Today in canada, most families have trouble living comfortably on a single income.
