SOC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Cultural Capital, International Inequality, Impression Management
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Chapter 6: social stratification: canadian and global perspectives. Wealth: what you own (house, furniture, savings, wealth can give you more political influence, wealth improves health. Income the number of income of earners per family increased as more women entered the paid labour force: canadian families earn more now because they are more productive. Defining poverty: poverty: analysts disagree whether poverty should be defined in absolute or relative terms and whether it should be based on income or consumption. Myths about poverty: many of the stereotype about the poor are myths, myths 1: people are poor because they do want to work, myths2: most poor people are immigrants, myths3: most poor people are trapped in poverty. The feminization of poverty feminization of poverty: theory that women were more likely to be low-income earners than men were, and the low income gap between women and men was growing.
