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Everyday forms of peasant resistance

Scott’s term to describe things such as desertion, sabotage, theft and slow working for the purpose of undermining the power of landowners

Modernity

The notion that all social change is inevitable and of benefit because it leads to an improved society

Traditional Worldview

The notion that pushes an adherence to old practices, particularly those of charity and consideration for the poor.

Advocacy research

Research that assumes that the researcher will retain complete control over the research and then become an advocate for the group being studied

Anomie

Durkheims term to describe the condition of the industrial workers who seemed to be without any roots or norms as they struggled daily to survive

Alienation

A feeling that one does not share in the major values and goals of society

Proletariat

Marx’s term to describe working people

Lumpenproletariat

Marx’s term for unemployed people

Subjective validity

social psychologists term for the virtually universal belief that our attitudes are right and proper

Informational influence

a psychology term to describe the human desire to accept that the information another, admired person tells us is valid

Normative influence

a psychology term to describe the pressure to conform to the positive expectations of others

Income inequality

the gap between what the rich and the poor earn in a society

Quintile

one fifth of the population

Public policy question

Social questions of such significance that politicians and social agencies are obliged to take part in public discussions about possible solutions

Relative income inequality

Comparing the percentage of total income that each population quintile enjoys

Absolute income inequality

The amount of money earned by different groups in society

Low income cutoff line

A complex statistical measure by statistics Canada, commonly known as the poverty line

Disincentive

Anything that discourages people from doing

functional repercussion

the logical and predictable outcome of a given situation

True

True or False

The most basic method of understanding income inequality is to examine total family income by quintiles

Singularity

A belief that everyone in society should act and think the same

Pluralism

the belief that there should be widespread acceptance of difference in culture, religion, values, and lifestyle within society.

Inclusiveness

The belief that all law abiding people, regardless of their particular background or circumstances, should be able to play a constructive role in the life of the nation

Participation rate

The percentage of the population or a group within it, 16-64 years of age, available for paid work who are actively employed in the paid economy at any given time

Systemic discrimination

Describes a system that favours one or some groups over others in terms of hiring, benefits, promotions, and pay increases

Dominant paradigm

A belief that humans have a duty to create material wealth to make this and future generations richer, and a right to dominate, change, or even corrupt the natural world in order to do so.

Alternate environmental paradigm

A belief that society must place a higher importance on non-material values, encourage stronger communities built on better personal relationships, and act with a greater respect for nature

Bargaining for reality

the struggle for power by groups and organizations who try to convince others that their view of the situation is the correct one

1986

what year was the employment equity act made