Marx and Weber had different definitions for social class. Marx’s proposed that social class had a two class system, this system was split up amongst the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. Marx believed that social class in contemporary societies was determined by the means of ownership. The bourgeoisie owned the means of production, such as factories, farms, coal mines etc. The proletariat were classified as manual workers who worked for the bourgeoisie. Marx suggested that the ownership of productive property, or lack thereof, led to the economic, political, and social roles an individual possessed. According to Marx, class represented economic status, the bourgeoisie could be classified as the upper class and the proletariat could be classified
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Brodkin addresses the unequal measures many Jews faced after their migration to America after WWII. When Jews first migrated to the United States they were viewed as the lesser race, the European immigrants were seen as something other than white. This anti-semitism led to many schools, such as Columbia University barring the admission of many Jewish students. Due to the existence of racist, anti-immigrant, and anti-Semitism barriers a large population of Jews in the 1930s became teachers, rather than lawyers and doctors. The post WWII boom led to a decline in anti-semitic, anti-immigrant, and racist rhetoric resulting in Jews who were upwardly mobile to succeed. The GI bill of Rights of 1944, an affirmative action program, provided Jews with the assistance they needed to reach the middle class. The bill included preferential hiring, small business loans, and low-interest home loans and educational opportunities. Through this bill many Jews were able to take advantage of their resources to start business, purchase homes, and attend loans. Jews were now considered to be a part of the middle class amongst other European immigrants. Conley discusses racial inequalities that exist among black and white Americans. He begins by comparing the differences between an average white family and an average black family. Like Brodkin, Conley also claims that Black citizens were subjected to racist rhetoric, due to the existence of racism and discrimination many black citizens were viewed as the lesser race and were not given the same opportunities as the White American citizens. Conley begins by comparing the stark differences between two average black and white families, while they may share similar circumstances the white family had a wider range of resources which allowed them to live a much better life. The white family, the Jones, owned their own home and their monthly mortgage payments
Brodkin addresses the unequal measures many Jews faced after their migration to America after WWII. When Jews first migrated to the United States they were viewed as the lesser race, the European immigrants were seen as something other than white. This anti-semitism led to many schools, such as Columbia University barring the admission of many Jewish students. Due to the existence of racist, anti-immigrant, and anti-Semitism barriers a large population of Jews in the 1930s became teachers, rather than lawyers and doctors. The post WWII boom led to a decline in anti-semitic, anti-immigrant, and racist rhetoric resulting in Jews who were upwardly mobile to succeed. The GI bill of Rights of 1944, an affirmative action program, provided Jews with the assistance they needed to reach the middle class. The bill included preferential hiring, small business loans, and low-interest home loans and educational opportunities. Through this bill many Jews were able to take advantage of their resources to start business, purchase homes, and attend loans. Jews were now considered to be a part of the middle class amongst other European immigrants. Conley discusses racial inequalities that exist among black and white Americans. He begins by comparing the differences between an average white family and an average black family. Like Brodkin, Conley also claims that Black citizens were subjected to racist rhetoric, due to the existence of racism and discrimination many black citizens were viewed as the lesser race and were not given the same opportunities as the White American citizens. Conley begins by comparing the stark differences between two average black and white families, while they may share similar circumstances the white family had a wider range of resources which allowed them to live a much better life. The white family, the Jones, owned their own home and their monthly mortgage payments