The story of Ted Rogers is not exactly a rags to riches one, however. In many respects, he saw himself as a self-made billionaire who started from scratch, seized opportunities, and created a business through his own initiative. In his autobiography (2008) he credited his success to a willingness to take risks, work hard, bend the rules, be on the constant look-out for opportunities, and be dedicated to building the business. When he died in 2008, Ted Rogers Jr., then CEO of Rogers Communications, was the fifth-wealthiest individual in Canada, holding assets worth $5.7 billion. Who gets monumentalized in Canada, and who gets forgotten? ( Statue of Ted Rogers by Oaktree () is used under a Free Art License.)

The Ted Rogers statue with Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research in the background. Describe and discuss how a revitalization of discussions of social class identification and expression may have positive implications for efforts to achieve social justice in society.ħ.0 Introduction to Class Identity and Classismįigure 7.1.Identify and describe cultural markers that are used to express class identity in contemporary society.Discuss significant similarities and differences among Marx, Weber and Durkheim relative to their definitions of social class and the consequences of class identification for social participation.Explain why the ideology of the middle class and identification with the middle class is a problem for average Canadians.Explain why there is a decline in most Canadian’s identification with a social class identity.Define the difference between equality of opportunity and equality of condition.Elaborate the concept of social inequality into its component parts: social difference, social stratification and social distributions of wealth, income, power and status.

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