SOCI 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: C. Wright Mills, The Power Elite, Political Sociology
29 Oct 2016
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Term used to refer to the hierarchical organization of social relations: the structuring of social relations by layers, one group has greater power, influence, resources, prestige than another. Image: pyramid of capitalist system inequality: related to stratification, as stratification is collective forms of inequality. Income inequality: top 1% of canadian earners made 12. 4% of total canadian income in 2007. Up from 7. 4% in 1982: top 1% of americans earners make 24% of total us income in 2007. Up from 9% in 1976: inequalities in wealth are even more lopsided. Difficult to calculate and get information on wealth. Globally, top 1% is estimated to own half of the world"s total assets. Statistic ranging form 0 to 1, with 0 complete equality and 1 complete inequality. Most common statistic of income in equality. Statistics that allow you to see the shape of income inequality in countries. Related in equality but focus on the individual. Definition: ability to move between different societal levels.
