KINE 1000 Lecture Notes - Socioeconomic Status, Cultural Capital, Social Capital

• School: York University
• Department: Kinesiology & Health Science
• Course: KINE 1000
• Professor: Hernan Humana

Document Summary

Income (cid:173) (cid:173) occupation (cid:173) aboriginal status (cid:173) education (cid:173) gender (cid:173) age (cid:173) disability. Categories of people who share a positions in society that is based on a combination of their: Income (cid:173) (cid:173) wealth (cid:173) social connections or networks (cid:173) education (cid:173) occupation. Layers as determined by: (cid:173) contribution to economic production (cid:173) command over resources (cid:173) lifestyle and life chances. Class is corporeal (cid:173) definition: relating to a person"s body, especially as opposed to their spirit (cid:173) we make judgments and assumptions about people by seeing how they look. Habitus is a set of: (cid:173) dispositions (cid:173) orientations (cid:173) preferences (cid:173) habits. Habitus refers to lifestyle, values, the personalities and expectations of particular social groups that are acquired through the activities and experiences of everyday life. Increase economic capital = increase sport or physical activity opportunities (some sports require a lot of equipment and money) Income influences the amount of people who play sports.