SOC100H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Social Stratification, Cultural Capital, International Inequality
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Note #6: social stratification: canadian and global perspectives. Social stratification: the way society is organized in layers or strata. Examine shape of inequality, mobility, variability over time & micro interactions. Distribution of income has become more unequal income gap is widening. Natural talent + effort + developed skills + skill-rich environments + Economic rewards vary for people with the same experiene and type of legal practice people possess different amounts of social capital i. e. female lawyers earn less on average than male lawyers. Knowing the right people, having strong links find opportunities . Cultural capital: widely shared, high-status cultural signals used for social and cultural inclusion and exclusion i. e. ability to impress, influence and persuade others. Social policy has a profound impact on the distribution of opportunities and rewards. Enacted/not enacted based on levels and trends in poverty reshape distribution of income and the system of inequality.
