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Economic, Social and Political Inequality Inequality can be sub-divided into three key types: economic inequality, social inequality and polit-ical inequality. Social, economic and political inequalities reinforce each other. No one type of ine-quality ‘comes first’ – it is essentially a circular question.
Jul 17, 2024 · Abstract. Concepts and measures of ‘social class’ and of ‘social stratification’ are used extensively within sociology and its cognate disciplines, but differ from indicators of inequality such as earnings, income, wealth, educational attainment and local area deprivation that are used elsewhere in this collection.
- Introduction to Social Inequality in Canada
- What Is Social Inequality?
- Social Inequality and Mobility in Canada
- Global Stratification and Inequality
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When he died in 2008, Ted Rogers Jr., then CEO of Rogers Communications, was the fifth-wealthiest individual in Canada, holding assets worth $5.7 billion. In his autobiography (2008) he credited his success to a willingness to take risks, work hard, bend the rules, be on the constant look-out for opportunities, and be dedicated to building the busi...
Sociologists use the term social inequality to describe the unequal distribution of resources, rewards and positions in a society. When a social category like class, occupation, gender, or race puts people in a position from which they can claim a greater share of resources or services, this becomes the basis of social inequality. The term social s...
Standard of Living
In the last century, Canada has seen a steady rise in standard of living, wealth available to acquire material necessities and comforts. The standard of living is based on factors such as income, employment, class, poverty rates, and affordability of housing. Because standard of living is closely related to quality of life, it can represent factors such as the ability to afford a home, own a car, and take vacations. Access to a standard of living that enables equal participation in community...
Social Classes in Canada
Does a person’s appearance indicate class? Do you know a person’s income by their car? There was a time in Canada when class was more visibly apparent. In some countries, like the United Kingdom, social class can still be guessed by differences in schooling, lifestyle, and even accent. In Canada, however, it is harder to determine class from outward appearances. Some analyses of class emphasize variables like wealth, income, education, and occupation. Class stratification is not just determin...
The Working Poor
The working poor, like some sections of the working class, unskilled, low-paying employment. However, their jobs rarely offer benefits such as retirement planning, and their positions are often seasonal or temporary. They work as migrant farm workers, house cleaners, and day labourers. Some are high school dropouts. Some are illiterate, unable to read job ads. Many do not vote because they do not believe that any politician will help change their situation (Beeghley, 2008). How can people wor...
Global stratification compares the wealth, economic stability, and power of countries across the world. Global stratification highlights worldwide patterns of social inequality. In the early years of civilization, hunter-gatherer and agrarian societies lived off the Earth, rarely interacting with other societies. When explorers began travelling, so...
Stratification systems are either closed, meaning they allow little change in social position, or open, meaning they allow movement and interaction between the layers. In a caste system, social standing is based on ascribed status or birth. Class systems are open, with achievement playing a role in social position. People fall into classes based on factors like wealth, income, education, and occupation.
There are three main classes in Canada: the owning class, middle class, and traditional working class. Social mobility describes a shift from one social class to another. While Canada is supposed to be a meritocracy, many factors hinder upward social mobility.
Global stratification compares the wealth, economic stability, status, and power of countries. By comparing income and productivity between nations, researchers can better identify global inequalities.
Figure 6.22:Long Description: A family walks up a road towards the rising sun. The sun is labeled “CCF” with the suns rays saying, “Prosperity, justice, democracy, unity, equality, freedom, security.”
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Jun 7, 2024 · A sound conclusion from this debate is that social class is a heuristic concept, a concept that still motivates chief developments in the research on social inequality. An important consequence of the plurality of approaches to class analysis is that there is not a set of standard indicators and measures to define class positions, such as the ...
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However, when a social category like class, occupation, gender, or race puts people in a position where they can claim a greater share of resources or rewards, then social differentiation becomes the basis of social inequality. The term social stratification refers to an institutionalized system of social inequality. It refers to a situation in ...
Jun 15, 2021 · The issue of “doing something” about inequality has become an important question in policy and academic realms. In the past few years the Ford Foundation, the Russell Sage Foundation, and the William T. Grant Foundation (Gamoran 2013) have all launched initiatives on “reducing inequality” and call for new research that might lead to concrete knowledge-based strategies for achieving ...
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Social Inequality Sociologists define social class as a grouping based on the relationship to the means of production or productive property (i.e., capital). However, individuals’ subjective experience of class in 21st century Canada is defined largely by the sense of sharing similar social characteristics like wealth, income, education, occupation, and lifestyle.
