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Social Class

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A large group of people who rank close to one another in wealth, power and prestige

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Social class

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One of 2 groups- capitalists who own the means of production, or workers who sell their labor

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Wealth

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property and income

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wealth is everything that you have accumulated

income is what you earn

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What is the difference btwn wealth and income?

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Distribution of wealth-

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the wealthiest 1% of U.S. families are worth more than the entire bottom 90%

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Distribution of income-

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the top 20% of the population receive almost ½ of all income in the U.S.

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power

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the ability to get your way

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prestige

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respect or regard

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social class
2 class system
(MARX)

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Membership based solely on a person’s relationships to the means of production
capitalists
workers

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Capitalists
Petty bourgeoisie
Managers
Workers

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What are the 4 classes of social class? (MARX)

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Weber's 6 social class model

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Capitalist (1%- super rich)
Upper middle class (15%- professionals)
Lower middle class (34%- lower managers)
Working class (30%- supervised)
Working poor (16%- unskilled)
Underclass (4%- poverty)

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Physical health

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The lower a person’s social class, the more likely that person is to die before the expected age (b/c of lifestyle and medical care)

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Mental health

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Greater mental problems are part of the stress that goes along w/ poverty

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Physical health
Mental health
Family life
Education
Religion
Politics
Social mobility

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What are the consequences of social classes?

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Family life

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Choice of spouse- capitalist class values family tradition
Divorce- children of poor more likely grow up in single parent homes
Child rearing- lower vs. middle class

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Choice of spouse-

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capitalist class values family tradition

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Divorce-

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children of poor more likely grow up in single parent homes

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Education

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__________ goes up as social class goes up
Parent expectations

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Religion

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Lower class vs. middle/upper class in worship

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Politics

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Upper class= Republican
Lower class= Democrat

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Social mobility

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Intergenerational mobility (up or down)
Structural mobility

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Poverty

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Lacking resources to meet basic needs
The poverty line (same all over country)
Who is poor?
About 13% of U.S. pop. is poor
40% of poor are under 18
10% of poor are over 65
11% of whites are poor, 26% of blacks/Latinos, 13% of Asians

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Feminization of poverty

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Single mothers average less than 2/3 the income of single fathers

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Children in poverty

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For women above poverty line, only 6% of births are to single women
For women below poverty line, 44% of births are to single women

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Childhood poverty

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more likely die in infancy, go hungry, develop more slowly, more health problems, drop out of school

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Why there are people living in poverty

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Social structure- features of society deny some people access to educ. or learning job skills
Characteristics of individuals- blame the indiv.

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Welfare reform

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poverty line decides if you get welfare or not

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The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act

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it put a cap on welfare

only 5 years of coverage over a lifetime

have to look for work

document that you are working

have to take available jobs.