Differences Between Social Classes

The upper class has a great deal of “power,” which usually is viewed as “the elites” within their own societies. In “America,” it is based on the relations of power and the division of social classes in the United States. According to, “Marxist theory the most basic class distinction is between the people of powerful and the powerless people”. (Griffin, E., Ledbetter A. & Sparks G. 2014, p 345) these upper classes are known as having power and higher ranking position than other social classes. The differences between social classes are upper class people tend to have higher education, with the most prestigious “positions,” and the highest salaries. They are able to move their influence if they are well known, it doesn’t matter where they are living around the world.
The middle class people are often seen as “white collar” workers who …show more content…
Since we are paying taxes and the government does provide assistance to middle and lower class with housing, health insurance and other needs. Every class still wants a good paying job that pays them enough to have health care insurance, paid maternity leave and retirement benefits in order to support their own self and family. Some companies instead of wanting to pay their “workers,” the minimum wage in the United States they easily have jobs overseas to hire workers and pay them at least one third the cost to do the same work.
Some middle and lower classes need two jobs to sustain the comforts of living, while an upper middle class household can maintain a similar standard of living with just one income earning in order to support their family. The gender inequality in America is we are paying men and women totally different wage amounts for the same educational background and skills even though they work in a same