SOC260 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Social Inequality, Meritocracy, Neoliberalism
11 Dec 2018
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Are we here because we want to be, to better ourselves, or are we merely following the middle-upper-class beliefs and set structure of moving through life: how inequality is (re)produced through social relations. Sociologists and inequality: want to alleviate inequality, recognize that inequality is not caused by personality flaws, opportunities are distributed differently. **for the exam, focus on who says what. **about 11% of canadians are in poverty at any given time** (about 1/3) Social inequality: happens when the resources in a society are distributed unevenly, typically through norm of allocation; relational processes in society that limit or harm a group"s social status, etc. The last time that levels of inequality were almost as high as they are now was just prior to wwi &ii. *an average family of 4 in edmonton will receive about /month. 18-24-year-olds have the highest rate of poverty but are also the most likely to cycle out of it within a.
