PPT-Social Class: The Structure of Inequality

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 workingpoor 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 Carlie Goldsmith . Aims of the workshop . Introduce you to academic debates on social inequality. . Examine rates of income and wealth inequality in Britain and comparatively. . Examine evidence that shows how the size of the gaps in income affects social life, and in particular the prevalence of social problems. . Fields. of . Inequality. Göran Therborn. University of . Cambridge. University of . Helsinki. 11.9.2013. From . Differences. to . Inequalities. In . pre-modern. . times. . there. . was. no . inequality. Reflections . from. a South Asian Experience. DSA Conference. November 2013. Introduction. Reflections . from. South Asia. Thus reflecting upon post-industrial as well as post-agrarian societies, using UK as a proxy. Household and Social Class. Influences. Learning Objectives~ Ch. 13. Describe the various types of households and families, and explain how the family life cycle and other forces affect household structure.. LATI 50. Introduction to Latin America. CLASS STRUCTURE. Upper Class:. Urban (industrialists, bankers). Rural (landowners). Middle Class:. Urban (merchants, lawyers, etc.). Rural (small farmers). Popular/Lower Class:. 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. Status . The term has two meanings in Sociology:. Prestige. The position a person occupies in relation to others.. Are ways we name people. Ex: son, salesman, Republican, colleague. Tells us what someone is like. Poverty & Inequality. March 7, 2017. Recapitulation:. THREE APPROACHES TO CLASS. Class concept. Key. Idea. Individual attributes. One person’s class position does not affect. anyone else’s. Outline. The trouble we are in. The social construction of . difference . Privilege. Power and the matrix of domination . The Trouble We Are In. There are deep social inequalities go against our common ideals for society. . ADAM GAMORAN. William T. Grant Foundation. Founded in 1936. . Committed . to . understanding human . behavior through research. . The most . pressing challenges confronting young people change over time.. class. and . status. How popular myths about . human nature . and . capabilities. are used to justify inequality. How we can tackle inequality and why it is vital we do so if we are to make the . transition to sustainable wellbeing. Blane. Harding. University of Kansas. Change can be good. !!!. We believe college can be a reality for everyone, no matter your income or background. It's a matter of finding good information, the right people to help and planning wisely.. Jacob Conley. Background. The early days of the COVID-19 pandemic saw the emergence of a new class structure defined by the inequal distribution of risk between face-to-face and professional workers. Inequality. Göran Therborn. University of . Cambridge. University of . Helsinki. 11.9.2013. From . Differences. to . Inequalities. In . pre-modern. . times. . there. . was. no . inequality. There.