week 9 social stratification & inequality

Question 1

social stratification

Answer 1

the way society is orginized into layers

Question 2

Gini Coefficiant

Answer 2

tells us what percent of societys income would have to be redistributed for perfect equality to occur.

Question 3

income vs wealth

Answer 3

wealth is transferable and cumulative (inheritable)

wealth inequality is more severe in canada.

Question 4

2 different ways to explain poverty

Answer 4

individual (lazy) vs structural (where you live)

Question 5

marx’s class theory

Answer 5

Class is determined by a person’s relationship to the means of production.
Marx felt that workers would ultimately become aware of their exploitation. Their sense of class consciousness would
encourage the growth of unions and workers’ political parties.

Question 6

bourgeoise vs proletariat

Answer 6

borgeoise: owners of the means of production
proletariat: working class

Question 7

bourgeoise vs proletariat

Answer 7

borgeoise: owners of the means of production
proletariat: working class

Question 8

class consciousness vs false consciousness

Answer 8

Class consciousness: is the ability of a class to discern what its best interests are
False consciousness:
a consciousness
where workers
think something is in their best interests, when it is not