Social class is a complex subject to try to explain. There is enough wealth in the world to help solve problems but much of the wealth is skewed to the right within the upper 1%. To begin with, social class is socially constructed. There is only one real race which is the human race but we as a society like to describe each other in terms of different races such as white, black, asian etc. Among social class, there are 3 classes are groups within it. Those being the poor, the middle and working class, and lastly, the rich and powerful. From a Karl Marx’s conflict perspective, Marx stated that there were ultimately two different social classes; the proletariat and the bourgeoisie. In time when Karl Marx was alive, this was the common social
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Weber gave us an exceptional explanation that gives us models of social class through socioeconomic status. According to Robert Reich, he argues that the middle class creates jobs because they spend the most and the real job creators. If no one spends as we have seen in recent years, then everyone will suffer. The shrinking middle class is problematic because of a loss in tax revenue . According to Elizabeth Warren, she lectures that the shrinking middle class is huge problem because in a sense, the middle class is morphing into a two class society. A huge Marx’s perspective; the rich will have everything and the poor will …show more content…
The rich have a very closed network which allows them to have a strict enforcement towards other social classes. In Peter W. Cookson's article about elite boarding schools, boarding school students are socialized to be independent and aware of their entitlement. The main difference between public and boarding schools are how the children are taught. In the article specifically, children in boarding schools have opportunities to many extra curricular things due to their social class. Dr. Carrillo has also mentioned that the elite are the only people smart enough and educated enough to rule. These individuals are sometimes called the elites or the philosopher kings. Only the philosopher kings can rule over society because they are smart enough to
Weber gave us an exceptional explanation that gives us models of social class through socioeconomic status. According to Robert Reich, he argues that the middle class creates jobs because they spend the most and the real job creators. If no one spends as we have seen in recent years, then everyone will suffer. The shrinking middle class is problematic because of a loss in tax revenue . According to Elizabeth Warren, she lectures that the shrinking middle class is huge problem because in a sense, the middle class is morphing into a two class society. A huge Marx’s perspective; the rich will have everything and the poor will …show more content…
The rich have a very closed network which allows them to have a strict enforcement towards other social classes. In Peter W. Cookson's article about elite boarding schools, boarding school students are socialized to be independent and aware of their entitlement. The main difference between public and boarding schools are how the children are taught. In the article specifically, children in boarding schools have opportunities to many extra curricular things due to their social class. Dr. Carrillo has also mentioned that the elite are the only people smart enough and educated enough to rule. These individuals are sometimes called the elites or the philosopher kings. Only the philosopher kings can rule over society because they are smart enough to