SOCY 500 Lecture Notes - Cultural Capital, Redistribution Of Income And Wealth, Social Capital

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Social Sci, Edu and Soc Work - Sociology
• Course: SOCY 500
• Professor: Prof.

Document Summary

Better educated workers are more skilled and productive in these jobs. Stresses the increasing centrality of education as a factor affecting economic success. Productivity gains can also result from investment in the skills and abilities of people. Knowledge intensive jobs are increasingly numerous in canada. Part of reason why people w/ same amount of human capital may receive different economic rewards is that they possess different amounts of social capital. People more likely to succeed if have strong bonds of trust, cooperation, mutual respect and obligation w/ well- positioned families. A related reason of this argument is cultural capital. Emphasizes a set of social skills people have, their ability to impress others, to use language and images effectively, and to influence and persuade people. Also has the idea that families higher in social hierarchy enjoy more capital of all types. Both concepts emphasize being part of the right social club . Culture and connections often influence who gets interviewed.