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pg. 290 #1-5 1. Wealthy upper class

The middle class

Much of the income of this class derives from inherited wealth, although some members of the upper class have earned their fortunes. The middle class includes office managers and employees and others who benefited financially from the industrial age and who could afford a better lifestyle.

The working class

The working class, like the middle class, is also a product of industrialization.

The poor

Low income makes life unstable and insecure for poor individuals and families. Some poor people earn just enough to buy the necessities of life.

2. a. Ascribed status is assigned to an individual at birth or through aging. While there are a number of criteria used to define each class, such as income, influence, lifestyle, education and type of work. Other factors can determine a person's social class. b. Ascribed and achieved characteristics help explain wealth in different ways. Ascribed is status that is given to someone through birth or through aging, examples include age,sex, race and inherited social class. On the other hand achieved characteristics are earned, someone has to work their way up to the top. 3. In today's society, there is little visible distinction between social classes, as most people buy from the same stores, wear the same style clothes and often take part in the same cultural activities. Working class families may live in rich looking neighbourhoods, but they still enjoy many of the consumer goods available to the middle class. 4. The categories of social and economic class match my perception of the Canadian economy to only a certain extent. New businesses are constantly getting introduced to society and there will always be a new generation that is entering the workplace, this leads the other people to get fired or for other businesses to run out of business. This means that the class that the individual was in is not they’re permanent class, they can go from middle class to the working class. This doesn’t have to always be negative. A poor family can go from being poor to being in the working class. 5. During the Industrial Revolution, many countries underwent a massive shift from an agricultural-based economy to an industrial-based one. Many people moved from rural areas to the cities to work in large factories. pg. 293 #1-5

1. a. Poverty in Canada refers to people that do not have "enough income to purchase a specific basket of goods and services in their community. b. Statistics Canada uses a system of measuring relative poverty called the Low-income Cut-off (LICO) line. By using this measurement, Statistics Canada can determine what percentage of Canada's population can be classified as poor. Over 5 million Canadians-17.5 percent of the Canadian population is considered poor. 2. These people are called the working poor, because even though they work, they are not earning enough money to prevent them from being poor. Many of the working poor have jobs below their skill level, or are doing part-time or seasonal work. Canadians working for minimum wage are usually working poor. 3. Some of the homeless are young people who run away from home because they have been abused or because they cannot get along with their parents. Others are unskilled or unemployed older people looking for work in the city. Some homeless people are alcoholic or drug dependent. 4. - Poverty includes people that are homeless and are living under the average quality of life for people in the country. - People that cannot afford the basic necessities and provide for themselves and their families. Their views are very similar to the ones in the text but it did not say that poverty also includes people that cannot provide for their families. It talks about relative poverty where it measures the deprivation of people against people who have more. 5. Necessary goods and services -

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Grocery stores School Hospital Police Station Food Jobs Home Appliances Bank

Secondary goods and services -

Community centers Malls Parks Clothings/Game stores Fast food restaurants Concerts Games/toys

1. a. Major social groups that are risk of being poor: - Young people - Single parent families - People over the age of 65 - Children b. - Young people- Many newly created jobs are in the poorer paying service industries where minimum wage is common. Minimum wage is not enough income for someone to live above the poverty line. - Single parent families- There is only one potential earner in the family, who often must also provide child care. - People over the age of 65- The risk of poverty is greatest for older women who are on their own. The cost of living continues to go up, but their income does not. 2. a. The trend is high for young families because they are just having kids, so the expenses of having a kid and being new to the workplace gives them a high chance of being poor due to their low income. b. The trend is so high for youth because they are just making their way into the workplace and most places provide them with minimum wage which isn’t enough for them to live off of. c. It shows that women are at a greater risk of being poor compared to men. Single mothers and the fact that most jobs prefer big, strong and tall males account for the differences. 3.

No, I do not agree with this statement because young people do not have the same knowledge and experience as young adults. When they are put into that position their first thoughts will not be to get a job and pay for their own food and shelter. Noone knows how hard being homeless can take a toll on a young teenager's mental state. They're still new to the outside world and they need guidance, with this being said they could have also been battling with things like depression, drugs and addiction.

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2. The canadian government provides them with money that helps them buy the bare minimum of necessities that they need. They are also provided with free housing once their name is off the waitlist. They are provided with shelters that they can stay at until they find a stable job to provide for themselves. Some canadian’s foster teenagers and little children that are homeless and some donate to them. The Canadian system supplies them with employment insurance which is for people that are temporarily out of work. Canada also provides them with the welfare system. 3. Some solutions for co parenting include: - Taking care of the kids on alternate days, if one is unable to then they should provide the other person with money so they don’t go broke. If both parents are unable to then they should split day care costs. - Split costs of the child evenly so both parents are still stable while the kid is not getting put at risks. - The government should also play a part in making sure that the kid isn’t at risk when their parents go through divorce. 4. The statement means that in nordic countries like finland, norway and sweden most families income is higher than the average income rate of the countries so the poverty rate is very slim. This means that families are able to invest in themselves and make time for their children due to stable jobs. It also shows that the Nordic countries are doing way more to fight poverty compared to the USA and Canada....