SOCI 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cultural Mosaic, Aboriginal Peoples In Canada, Sociological Perspectives
12 Oct 2016
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Social animals and rank : social animals: hierarchic social structures. Wolves: hierarchy with alpha male and female on top: humans: rank (termites) & social structure (both) isn"t biologically determined, creative intelligence: in variety of ways with some type of rank and hierarchy. Stratification and inequality: stratification: the hierarchical organization of social relations. The structuring of social relations by layers. One group has greater power, influence, resources, prestige than another. Inequality: as stratification is collective forms of inequality: omnipresence: all societies are unequal and stratified. That said, there is much variation in stratification both degree and type. Ca: top 1% made 12. 4% income in 2007, up from 7. 4% in 1982. U. s: top 1% made 24% income in 2007, up from 9% in 1976. Measuring inequality: gini coefficient: statistic ranging from 0 to 1, with 0 complete equality and 1 complete inequality(cid:713)canada=. 34 us=. 41 norway=. 27 south africa=. 65, quintiles : most common statistic of income inequality.
