Sociology 2140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Working Poor, Food Bank, Meritocracy
14 Apr 2014
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Chapter 2 poverty in the canadian context: canadians view themselves as living in a meritocracy a nation where the best person can rise to the top in any situation, despite his or her antecedents. Average debt two years past graduation is 20 000 (maritimes having the highest debt while quebec is having the lowest) Stats canada found an inverse relationship between program completion and student debt the higher the debt, the lower the rate of completion. Lone mothers are starving themselves in order to feed their children. Housing: users is a child: most food bank clients spend more then 30% of their income on housing. : blaming the victim a practice suggesting that the cause of. Focus on macro-level the level of social organization is. Structural functionalist perspective: beyond an individuals ability to change: the economy has drastically altered employment opportunities, particularly those with little wealth or prestige, begs the question, how is poverty functional, conflict perspective:
