SOCI 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Social Stratification, Bourgeoisie, Fuel Tax
14 Dec 2013
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Robinson crusoe: story that favors capitalism, people get rich if they possess the virtues of good businesspeople, stay poor if they don"t. Swept away: movie with higher class women, lower class man, deserted on an island where social class is gone, they have sex, but when saved, women goes back to her high class and man stays lower class. Movie shows that (1) you can be rich without working hard (2) people can work hard without becoming rich (3) structure of society causes inequality, which disappears on desert island. Titanic: inequality theme, class difference determines life or death but also shows two lover connecting, cross of. Social stratification: the way society is organized in layers or strata. Wealth is what you own, car, house, savings. Wealth enhances your well being, gives you more political influence, improve health. Government study shows that the rich are getting richer, while poor are getting poorer.
