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What was one of the factors credited for Ted Rogers' success?
What was one of the factors credited for Ted Rogers' success?
- Inheriting a successful business
- Avoiding risks and following rules
- Relying solely on family wealth
- Taking risks and working hard (correct)
How did Ted Rogers perceive himself in terms of his wealth creation?
How did Ted Rogers perceive himself in terms of his wealth creation?
- As someone who achieved success through luck alone
- As a person who relied solely on family connections
- As someone who inherited wealth and businesses
- As a self-made billionaire who started from scratch (correct)
What did Ted Rogers do to make money while at Upper Canada College?
What did Ted Rogers do to make money while at Upper Canada College?
- Acted as a bookie, taking bets on horse racing (correct)
- Worked part-time at a local radio station
- Started a small business with his classmates
- Took up a part-time job as a tutor
What type of social stratification has rigid boundaries and limited social mobility?
What type of social stratification has rigid boundaries and limited social mobility?
Which perspective views inequality as inevitable and necessary for society's proper functioning?
Which perspective views inequality as inevitable and necessary for society's proper functioning?
What does Marx's conflict theory argue about inequality?
What does Marx's conflict theory argue about inequality?
In 2010-2011, how many times higher was the aboriginal incarceration rate compared to the non-aboriginal population?
In 2010-2011, how many times higher was the aboriginal incarceration rate compared to the non-aboriginal population?
What percentage of the federal penitentiary population did aboriginal people make up in 2013?
What percentage of the federal penitentiary population did aboriginal people make up in 2013?
According to Davis and Moore, what is the primary reason for attaching more reward to a position of greater functional importance?
According to Davis and Moore, what is the primary reason for attaching more reward to a position of greater functional importance?
According to Tumin, what is not always equal to success in society?
According to Tumin, what is not always equal to success in society?
What does the symbolic interactionist perspective, as explained by George Mead, emphasize?
What does the symbolic interactionist perspective, as explained by George Mead, emphasize?
How do implicit biases affect social interactions?
How do implicit biases affect social interactions?
What is the primary factor that might cause us to help another person, according to the text?
What is the primary factor that might cause us to help another person, according to the text?
What is the main impact of systemic discrimination on society?
What is the main impact of systemic discrimination on society?
Study Notes
- In 2010, 80% of the prison population in Saskatchewan Correctional Centre were aboriginal men, with 20% of those being gang members.
- In 2010-2011, the aboriginal incarceration rate was 10 times higher than the non-aboriginal population, despite aboriginal people making up only 4% of the Canadian population.
- The rate of aboriginal incarceration continued to grow, with aboriginal people making up 23.2% of the federal penitentiary population in 2013.
- Aboriginal inmates were classified as higher risk and higher need, released later in their sentences, overrepresented in segregation and maximum security populations, and more likely to be involved in use-of-force interventions and self-injury.
- Aboriginal youth in Saskatchewan had the highest number of high school dropouts, domestic abuse victims, drug dependencies, and child poverty backgrounds.
- The inmates interviewed had similar aspirations to Ted Rogers, but their circumstances led them to selling drugs and joining gangs.
- Social stratification refers to the unequal distribution of resources and social differentiation based on social characteristics like race, education, and power.
- Social stratification became a problem when power was assigned based on these characteristics and when it solidified into a system of social inequality.
- Social stratification can be traced back to hunter-gatherer societies, with the evolution of technology and reliable food sources leading to gaps in social status.
- In modern society, education is required for middle class jobs and social standing is described by two opposing systems: closed, with strict boundaries between social positions, and open, with more flexible boundaries.
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Test your knowledge about closed and open social systems, social mobility, and the concepts of ascribed and achieved status.
