SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Social Stratification, Economic Capital, Cultural Capital
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I(cid:374)ti(cid:373)ate relatio(cid:374)ships are restri(cid:272)ted to (cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)ers of o(cid:374)e"s o(cid:449)(cid:374) (cid:272)aste: a large group of people who hold similar material prosperity and power, life chances, a perso(cid:374)"s opportu(cid:374)ities for a(cid:272)hie(cid:448)i(cid:374)g e(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)i(cid:272) prosperity. Individuals situated at the bottom of the class system, often composed of people in the highest-poverty neighborhoods of the inner city: (cid:862)ne(cid:449) ur(cid:271)a(cid:374) poor(cid:863) Research on social stratification today: social mobility. In 2011, , 350 annually was the poverty income for a family of four: working poor, people who work, but whose earnings are not enough to lift them above the poverty line. In 2011, minimum wage was . 25/hour for full-time annual income of. Unanswered questions: why are poverty rates rising in the united states, culture of poverty, poor are socialized to learn values, beliefs, and lifestyles that are incompatible with upward with upward mobility in the class system. Chapter 8: dependency culture, culture of individuals who rely on government welfare subsides rather than working for pay, social structure.
