Join us for this Politics & IR undergraduate taster lecture to experience what a university lecture is like.
Date: Wednesday, 25th September 2024
Time: 17:00 – 18:00 (BST)
Who is this lecture open to?: Year 12 and 13 students, parents, teachers and advisers
Where: Virtual Webinar
Speaker: Gergana Dimova, Professor in Politics & International Relations
Lecture Title: What does it mean to be rich?
Perhaps most people would assume that being rich means having a lot of money and other possessions. A closer, sociological look, however, reveals that the idea of belonging to a low or high social class in fact goes far beyond the mere notion of money and includes certain lifestyles, networks and knowledge. This lecture will provide a brief introduction to the sociological notion of social class.
Questions to be asked:
Do certain jobs alienate us from ourselves?
What does it mean to overcome the opportunity gap?