SOC 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Upper Class, Blue-Collar Worker, Social Inequality

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1100
• Professor: Deanna Behnke- Cook

Document Summary

Week seven soc 1100 sociology march 8th. Income occupational wages or salaries, earning from investments and government pay. Wealth the total amount of money and other assets, minus outstanding debts: wealth consists of stocks, bonds, real estate and other property. Occupation is a major determinant of whether you"ll have income, wealth and power. Schooling affects both occupation and income; some categories have greater opportunities. The upper-upper class, high society or blue bloods which is less than 1% of the population. The lower-uppers are the remaining 2-4% of the population that makes the upper class fall. The middle class consists of 4-50% of the canadian population, it has major influence on society. The upper-middleclass is based on above-average income in the range of ,000-175,000. The average-middles typically work in less prestigious white-collar occupations (bank tellers, middle managers) or in highly skilled blue-collar jobs (electrical work and carpentry)