PPT-Social Stratification & Inequality

1 Social Inequality refers to any differences that result in some people having more socially valued characteristics than others Holborn amp Langley 2002 6 Social Stratification is the hierarchical ordering of groups in society . Nora Lustig. Tulane University. New Challenges for Growth and Productivity. The Growth Dialogue – G24. Washington, DC -- September 25, 2013. 1. Inequality in Latin America is high…. . …but declining since around 2000. : THE . ENEMY BETWEEN US. Source: Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level (2009). Lerwick. , Shetland Islands 2/09/2014. Maddy. Power. from. The Equality Trust. The Equality Trust . is an independent, evidence-based campaign . By: . Nhung. Ho, Tiffany Tang, and Truong Nguyen. Gender Stratification. Gender stratification: Inequality of status between males and females. Gender stereotypes: preconceived ideas/guidelines on how to act (based on gender). How are societies divided?. Why are all societies stratified?. What motivates people within society?. How do elites control the populace?. Marx and Weber. (. at it again). Marx. Proletariat v. Bourgeoisie. Alexander Lex. July 29, 2013. r. esearch. requires . understanding data. b. ut there is so much of it…. 2. What is . important?. . Where are the . connections? . 3. 4. methylation levels. mRNA expression. Matter; How . Does it Differ to Focussing on . Poverty?. Duncan Green. Oxfam GB. Ambedkar. University. November 2013. What do we mean by Poverty?. Absolute v Relative income. Multidimensional – narrow (. Ch. 7. I began to see a trend of articles like this one around the recession and shortly after. Ask yourself, why do people play the lotto? What kind of people play the lotto (do rich billionaires play it for example, or working/poor classes? Think critically - if there is a spike in sales of lotto tickets, what does that say about the economy, about society, about people? Desperate? Hopeful? . Dr Max Price. Vice-Chancellor. University of Cape Town. OUTLINE. Examine trends post-apartheid (since 1994). Income inequality. Overall, by race, by gender. Poverty . Overall, by race, by gender. Composition of income and impact of social grants. Social stratification =. The ranking of people in a society into a hierarchy based on class, gender, ethnicity and/or age. In a stratified society, there is an unequal distribution of things that are perceived as valuable (e.g. in North America, people who upper class are more likely to have a better education, live in larger homes, own more goods, etc. than those in the middle or lower classes). Systems of Stratification. social stratification. – division of society into categories, ranks, or classes. can be based on either achieved or ascribed status. can be open or closed. Systems of Stratification. Going Backwards in the Measurement of Human Development?. Pedro Conceição. Chief-Economist, Regional Bureau for Africa, UNDP. Second Conference on Measuring Progress. What do we Talk About when we Talk About Inequality?. Introduction to US Social Stratification. Social Stratification. - Is the system of social standing within a society. Major Factors in Social Standing. Wealth . Income. Race. Education. Power. US Social Stratification. Causes and Consequences. Eshragh Motahar. Fall 2016. Introduction. What do we mean by inequality. Income (pre-tax, post-tax), Wealth. Is it inevitable. Historical context. What is new?. Why should we care about it . Capital, Inequality, Growth. (Master APE & PPD) . (EHESS & Paris School of Economics). Thomas Piketty. Academic year . 2021-2022. Syllabus & Reading List . (check . on line. for updated version).