SOC101Y1 Lecture 8: Lecture 8 notes
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Shipwrecks in filmmaking used as literary device; humans stripped of essentials and left to survive with nothing but their own resourcefulness. 1719 robinson crusoe"s story about being cast away. Wealth means nothing on the island, so one"s merits and talents will make them great in society. 1974 swept away: deckhands are treated like crap by the rich white lady; storm claims all except for the lady and a handsome deck hand. When they come back to civilization, the lady goes back to being a pompous aristocrat and the guy returns to being ignored and unappreciated. Lessons: you don"t have to work hard inherited, hard work doesn"t always make you rich. Money: conclusion: high level of inequality is necessary; if you do not give enough incentive for higher jobs, too few people will be willing to take on that work, thus society will be less functionally efficient.