SOC263H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Class Conflict, Labour Power, Family Wage
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Socio-economic inequality is a relatively stable (hierarchical) pattern if socially sanctioned, economic inequality. Some societies resist establishment of inequality (e. g. the 18th century iroquois accusing the hoarders of doing witchcraft, the 20th c. !kung eastern part of central africa, frowned upon to show resources in an equal society) Titanic: women and children first does not hold if you are not rich enough. 3rd class men used violence to get on the boat and 2nd class followed the women and children first and after no space they just stood by. Two theoretical approaches to socio-economic inequality: distributional (thomas: gradational ): the hierarchical arrangement of individuals based upon their wealth, power and prestige. Socio-economic status (ses) is an individual"s position in this hierarchy. Ses indicators: property, income, education, occupation income and education are highly correlated, occupational prestige, consumption patterns, political participation, political power, etc. Stratum is a category of people with similar amounts of wealth, power, and prestige.
