Based on my occupation, education, income, and wealth I fit in with the lower middle class. Working part-time for minimum wages in a bakery but with some college education, places me in this lower middle class percentile. My yearly income ranks in the bottom fifth percentile and my household's net worth ranks in the lower middle class as well. I do not live with either of my parents, but I know for fact that they each would rank in the lowest percentile based on occupation, income, and wealth being that neither by mother or father has any occupation or income and little to no household net worth.
I am unsure if my mother ever had any college education, I know my father dropped out of college before earning any degree or certificate, but both had high school diplomas which would …show more content…
I believe that so long as I further my education I will continue to experience this mobility. Studies have shown that individuals like myself that are born into families at the bottom of the income distribution who go on to earn a college degree as I will, have more upward mobility than those who do not go on to earn a degree (Reeves,2014). Education is a major component of social class, both directly and indirectly. Directly, individuals from higher social classes are more likely to have the means to attend more prestigious schools, and are therefore more likely to receive higher educations. Indirectly, individuals who benefit from such higher education are more likely to land prestigious jobs, and in turn, higher salaries. Just as education and social class are closely intertwined, stratification in education contributes to stratification in social class (Source: Boundless
I am unsure if my mother ever had any college education, I know my father dropped out of college before earning any degree or certificate, but both had high school diplomas which would …show more content…
I believe that so long as I further my education I will continue to experience this mobility. Studies have shown that individuals like myself that are born into families at the bottom of the income distribution who go on to earn a college degree as I will, have more upward mobility than those who do not go on to earn a degree (Reeves,2014). Education is a major component of social class, both directly and indirectly. Directly, individuals from higher social classes are more likely to have the means to attend more prestigious schools, and are therefore more likely to receive higher educations. Indirectly, individuals who benefit from such higher education are more likely to land prestigious jobs, and in turn, higher salaries. Just as education and social class are closely intertwined, stratification in education contributes to stratification in social class (Source: Boundless