SOC102H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Class Discrimination, Deindustrialization, Registered Retirement Savings Plan
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Sociology test notes- chapter 8: class and status. Classism is the bias, prejudice, and discrimination on the basis of social class, and often results in blaming the victim, rather than blaming the system. Coined by william ryan, blaming the victim is a view that holds individuals entirely responsible for any negative situations that may arise in their lives. Anthropologist oscar lewis investigated the lives of the poor and argued that people who live in poverty are a subculture with different value systems from the rest of society. Michael katz, a poverty researcher in the us argues that poverty and inequality is not some people receive a great deal more than others. Jean swanson furthers this assertion and urges society to stop blaming individuals for have a defeatist attitude, which then limits their ability to improve their situation. Contemporary analysts argue that the classism and blaming the victim stance.
