SOCI 1010 1st Edition Lecture 9 Outline of Current Lecture I. What is Social Class?a. The Big Ideab. Ascription vs. Achievement II. Dimensions of ClassIII. Class StructureIV. Popular View vs. Six-Part ModelCurrent LectureI. What is Social Class? a. THE BIG IDEA: Social class is a result of both ascribed and achieved factors. b. Ascription: status is attributed to you by things like birth, kinship, gender, age, interpersonal connections, or educational recordc. Achievement: people are judged on what they have accomplished and on their recordII. Dimensions of Class:a. Incomeb. Wealthc. Occupational Prestige d. Educatione. PowerIII. Class Structure:a. Upper Class: i. <1% of familiesii. Income is >$1,000,000iii. Major source of income is their assets iv. Investors, corporate executives, etc.b. Upper-Middle Class:i. 18-20% of familiesii. Income $75,000-$1,000,000iii. Major source of income is their salariesiv. Upper level managers, business owners, professionals, etc.c. Lower-Middle Class:i. 25-30% of familiesii. Income $35,000-$75,000iii. Major source of income is their salaries and wagesThese 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.iv. Lower-level managers, semiprofessionals, small business owners, etc.d. Working Class:i. 25-30% ii. Income $25,000-$40,000iii. Major source of income is their wagesiv. Operatives, clerical, retail sale workers, etc.e. Working Poor Class:i. 12-15%ii. Income $12,000-$25,000iii. Major course of income in their wagesiv. Lower-level service workers, unskilled operatives, etc. f. Underclass:i. 8-10%ii. Income <$12,000iii. Major source of income is public assistance, underground economyiv. UnemployedIV. The popular view of class is that the majority is middle class and the upper/lower classesonly are a small portion of the population. The Six-Part model shows six different classes distributed a bit more evenly. The majority is still working class, lower-middle and upper-middle are about even, the working poor is the next largest category, followed by underclass and finally upper
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