SOCI 1311 1st Edition Lecture 19Chapter 10Social Class in the United StatesI. Dimensions of Social Inequality a.Income Dimensions a.i. consists of wages from work and earnings from investmentsa.ii.U.S. Society has more income inequality than most other industrialsocietiesb. Wealth Dimensionb.i. consists of money and other assets but minus debtsb.ii. distributed unequally, even more than income in the U.S.b.iii. Only 20 percent of U.S. People enjoy 50% of all the wealthc. Power Dimensionc.i. also unequally distributedd. Occupational Dimensiond.i. puts you in a social statusd.ii. Source of social prestiged.iii. evaluate each other by what we doe. Educatione.i. Schooling affects educationII. Social Stratification and Birtha. Ancestrya.i. Family point of entry into the systemb. Genderb.i. on average women have less income, wealth and occupational prestige than These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.menII. Historically English have enjoyed the most wealth and Power in US JJ. Why the English? d.i. Fore-fathersd.ii. Accessed US through military prowessd.iii. established initial social stratification systemIII. Social Classes in the US a. 1% - upper upper (Anglo-Saxon, protestants, ascribed wealth) a.i.Rockefeller- inherited b. 5% lower upper (working rich, achieved) b.i. The working and the new rich/enjoy old money standards b.ii. Bill gates, Oprah, Kennedy Family, Bill Cosby, Jordanb.iii. Usually excluded from certain organizations & clubs of the old richc. 45% Upper and Lower Middle (less prestigious white collar, highly skilled blue collarjobs) d. 33% Working Class (1/3 of population blue collar) 20% Lower Class (low low income
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