Question 1

Construct your own question drawing on relevant course materials for your answer. Points will be awarded for both the question and the answer.

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Question 2

Research the changes in worker productivity in Canada since the Second World War. Compare them to the changes in wealth inequality over the same period. What does this comparison tell us about Canadian society?

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Question 3

Research specific brand names and explain how they are used to represent status groups. Explain how the use of brands as status indicators contributes to consumerism.

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Question 4

Research the websites of antipoverty groups. Compare the measures of poverty that such groups use with the measures that Statistics Canada has compiled. Explain any differences that you discover.

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Question 5

Find evidence to support the conflict theory criticism of the functional theory of stratification.

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Question 6

Visit the websites of Canada's major political parties. Identify which have specific anti-poverty programs or proposals. Examine their other social policy programs to see if there are any consequences for poverty reduction, one way or the other, as a result of their policies on employment, taxation, and free trade.

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Question 7

Use a comparison of modernization theory and dependency theory to explain how the internal characteristics of impoverished countries "blame the victim rather than the perpetrator of the crime."

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Question 8

Explain how the definitions and measures of poverty influence the flow of resources in fighting poverty. Provide examples.

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Question 9

Explain how, despite the belief that social mobility is based on individual achievement, social mobility in Canada is constrained by ascription. Please provide examples and include references to social and cultural capital.

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Question 10

Research any social policy or social welfare regulation in Canada. Explore its impact on increasing or reducing social inequality.

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Question 11

Explain the benefits of guaranteeing an annual income for the poor. Explain why Canadians would resist such a proposal.

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Question 12

Research global demographic statistics. Compare the demographics of Canada to those of nations like Mexico, Korea, or Israel. Explain whether Canada is a core country or a semiperipheral country.

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Question 13

Explain the impact that myths, values, and beliefs about poverty and the poor have on the implementation of policies intended to alleviate poverty. Provide some examples.

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Question 14

Explain how social and cultural capital contributes to social stratification. Enhance your explanation by adopting a conflict theory perspective to explain how social and cultural capital can be used as resources or as barriers that support the "rich getting richer while the poor get poorer."

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Quiz 6: Social Stratification-Canadian and Global Perspectives