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Contemporary Social Problems 3/22/16 – 3/24/16 Consequences of Inequality and Poverty  Political Inequality o Wealthy can spend money on campaigns o Less wealthy can choose to boycott stores o Stripping of political rights – DMV’s and voting places closing in poor areas in Alabama  War and Conflict o Syria – middle class uprising o Poverty can result in riots and uprisings  Natural Disasters o Effects poor areas more o Brings about more inequality  Educational Problems o Housing – richer areas = better schools o Developing countries – problems are exacerbated  Children work  Women are encouraged to drop out to raise families o Kids from poor areas have a more difficult time in school  Poor parents often can’t help their children with school work  Rich often can help or can afford tutors  Family Stress and Parenting o Families that are poor have more mental health issues and substance abuse o Poor parents are more likely to leave children unsupervised o Poor parents are more authoritative while rich parents encourage critical thinking o Poor parents are less likely to talk with their children and use a smaller vocabulary o Teen pregnancy is more common in poor areas  Intergenerational Poverty o Inheritance o Lack of jobs o Tax revenue from cites decreasing as rich move to the suburbs o Educated women are having a harder time finding suitable partners with higher education Strategies for Action  International responses o Millennium Development Goals  Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger  Everyone should be able to access education  Empower women and promote gender equality  Reduce childhood mortality  Improve maternal health  Combat health risks  Ensure environmental stability  Develop a global partnership for economic development o Finacial aid sent to developing countries Contemporary Social Problems 3/22/16 – 3/24/16 o Economic development – corporations creating jobs in developing areas o Human development – providing nutrition, housing, water, education o Microcredit programs  Instead of giving large amounts of money that people have no way to pay back, people are given small amounts or items to help them make money, like cows  Heifer International  The U.S. o Government assistance and welfare – 1 in 4 are on welfare or some type of assistance o Alleviating homelessness – small homes o Medicade o Educational assistance o Childcare assistance o Minimum wage o Tax reforms – ours are progressive (tax % goes up as income increases) Chapter 7: Work and Unemployment  Global Context – our world economy is so intertwined, one country affects the others o Economic institutions are how we are connected – schools, shops, etc o Capitalism vs Socialism  We live in a mixed economy  Europe also has a mixed economy, but has more socialist qualities  Capitalism is based on a free market economy  Socialism has the government running and regulating economic institutions  Socialism is being viewed in a more positive way today – 40%  McDonaldization of the Workplace o Efficiency o Calculability – qualitative data o Predictability – same throughout time and location o Control through technology – attempt to reduce cost and make it easy for customers  Industrialization – urban and automated – machines take jobs, but increasing jobs in other industries  Post Industrialization – machines still taking jobs, more people moving to service industries, more international trade Free Trade Agreements  North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement – Americas  TrasPacific Partnership agreement – Asian countries o The agreements can cause us to lose jobs as companies move overseas for less regulations Transnational Corporations – multiple bases in other countries Contemporary Social Problems 3/22/16 – 3/24/16 Sociological Theories  Functionalist – Macrolevel. Economic institutions are among the most important. o Looks at how institutions affect each other o Economic instutions are dtsfunctional when social unequality and lack of benefits are rampant.  Conflict – power difference between politicians, owners and workers, etc o Says that rich influence politics, making it harder for the working poor to have a say o Looks at government cooperate assistance  Symbolic Interactionalist – Work is a master status. We are influenced by those we work with Problems with Work and Unemployment  Unemployment vs Underemployment o 6% unemployed young people have 12% unemployment o 40% unemployed are long term o We often don’t count underemployment in our stats. 16% are underemployed  Employment for Recent Grads o Easier time finding jobs than past, but many jobs are unemployed  Causes and Concequences o More people and less jobs o Recession o Overqualification for jobs o Less job security o Jobs moving overseas o Outsourcing o Automation o Immigration  Effects o More depression o Prone to family conflicts o Homelessness o Drugs and other crime o Large scale layoffs effect community and put strain on local government o Globally, unemployment increases crime