SOCI 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: George Carlin, Economic Stratification, Social Inequality
11 May 2015
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2200 people were on the ship, only 700 people survived. There weren"t enough life boats most of the people that lived were women or children. 143 first class women, 4 of them died. (3 wanted to stay behind with their husbands) 179 third class women, 81 died: the wealthier people were saved first. First class bodies were taken onto the rescue ship and were put in coffins. Second class people were put in body bags. Third class people were left on the ice burg. Class inequality: society is structured by inequitable distribution of economic resources. (class) Social stratification: hierarchal ranking of people into different economic groups. Some people are more valuable or more important than others. The social [class] inequalities that characterize canadian society are as stark and deeply rooted as you will find anywhere else in the world : many people would disagree and say canada is multi-national and treats everyone equally.
