POL 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Social Mobility, Human Capital, Occupational Segregation

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Politics and Public Administration
• Course: POL 101
• Professor: Arthurross

Document Summary

Differences in income and wealth = differences in well-being and opportunity = advantages/disadvantages. ** not mutually exclusive: intersection of social class, gender, ethno-racial identity and being differently abled. Social class based on income and wealth: upper/middle/lower. All canadians have a location or position in the class structure of canadian. Canadas class structure reveals patterns of advantages and disadvantages. Quality of life/economic security/protection from or vulnerability of calamities of life. Myth/widespread belief that most canadians are middle class. Social mobility: is the class structure rigid or fluid (most canadians are actually lower class or working class) Descriptive term: a way of identifying an individuals of family"s socio-economic position or location in canadian society. We typically refer to individuals and families position or location by placing them in canadas class structure. Example: canadians are described as members of the upper, middle or lower class. Most importantly a social class location can be defined by income and wealth.