social classes

Examples of social classes in the following topics:

• Social Class

  • Most social scientists agree that society is stratified into a hierarchical arrangement of social classes.
  • Meanwhile, some scholars deny the very existence of discrete social classes in American society.
  • In spite of debate, most social scientists agree that in the U.S. there is a social class structure in which people are hierarchically ranked.
  • Sociologists studying class distinctions since the 1970s have found that social classes each have unique cultural traits.
  • Nonetheless, the impact of class culture on delineating a social hierarchy is significant.

• Class Structure in the U.S.

  • American society is stratified into social classes based on wealth, income, educational attainment, occupation, and social networks.
  • Most social scientists in the U.S. agree that society is stratified into social classes.
  • In spite of debate, most social scientists do agree that in the U.S. people are hierarchically ranked in a social class structure.
  • Many sociologists dispute the existence of such class mobility and point to the ways in which social class is inherited.
  • Thus social classes form social groups so large that they feature considerable internal diversity and any statement regarding a given social class' culture should be seen as a broad generalization.

• Religion

  • Social class is associated with individuals' religious affiliations and practices but not with religiosity itself.
  • Variations in SES across denomination reveal a correlation between religious affiliation and social class.
  • Members of each social class show a range of religiosity.
  • On the other hand, income, and therefore social class, is related to an individual's denomination.
  • Explain how social class relates to religious affiliation, denomination and religiosity

• Social Class in the U.S.

  • Most social scientists agree that American society is stratified into social classes, based on wealth, education, and occupation.
  • In the United States, most social scientists agree that society is stratified into a hierarchical arrangement of social classes.
  • One social class model proposed by sociologists posits that there are six social classes in America.
  • Nonetheless, the impact of class culture on the social hierarchy is significant.
  • Many sociologists dispute the existence of such class mobility and point to the ways in which social class is inherited.

• Politics

  • The higher one's social class, the higher their levels of political participation and political influence.
  • Educational attainment, an indicator of social class, can predict political participation.
  • Social class impacts one's level of political participation and political influence.
  • Those who vote as members of a social class can be said to be participating in identity politics.
  • Some groups have combined identity politics and Marxist social class analysis and class consciousness.

• Consequences of Social Class

  • One's position in the the social class hierarchy has far-reaching effects on their health, family life, education, etc.
  • In the United States, a person's social class has far-reaching consequences.
  • Social class refers to the the grouping of individuals in a stratified hierarchy based on wealth, income, education, occupation, and social network (though other factors are sometimes considered).
  • Social class in the United States is a controversial issue, with social scientists disagreeing over models, definitions, and even the basic question of whether or not distinct classes exist.
  • More complex models that have been proposed by social scientists describe as many as a dozen class levels.

• Social Class

  • Social class has a significant impact on one's physical health, ability to receive adequate medical care, and life expectancy.
  • Social class affects the access to healthy living conditions in particular neighborhoods.
  • Social class position, thus, affects one's access to good public health and better living environments.
  • Hurricane Katrina revealed many disparities in social class in the U.S.
  • Identify the various ways social class plays a role in access to and quality of health care

• Class

  • Social class refers to the grouping of individuals in a stratified social hierarchy, usually based on wealth, education, and occupation.
  • Social class refers to the grouping of individuals into positions on a stratified social hierarchy.
  • Class is an object of analysis for sociologists, political scientists, anthropologists and social historians.
  • According to the class social theorist Karl Marx, class is a combination of objective and subjective factors.
  • The upper class is the social class composed of those who are wealthy, well-born, or both.

• Power and Inequality

  • Social inequality refers to relational processes in society that have the effect of limiting or harming a group's social status, social class, and social circle.
  • Social inequalities exist between ethnic or religious groups, classes and countries, making the concept a global phenomenon.
  • In modern Western societies, stratification is broadly organized into three main layers: upper class, middle class, and lower class.
  • The upper class in modern societies is the social class composed of the wealthiest members of society, who also wield the greatest political power.
  • The process of being ranked can be changed by the person being ranked, and it can differ based on race, gender, and social class.

• The Working Class

  • Working class is a term used in the social sciences and in ordinary conversation to describe those employed in lower tier jobs (as measured by skill, education, and income), often extending to those who are unemployed or otherwise earning below-average incomes.
  • Since many members of the working class, as defined by academic models, are often identified in the vernacular as being middle class, there is considerable ambiguity over the term's meaning.
  • In the class models devised by sociologists, the working class comprises between 30 percent and 35 percent of the population, roughly the same percentage as the lower middle class.
  • Due to differences between middle and working-class cultures, working-class college students may face "culture shock" upon entering the post-secondary education system, with its "middle class" culture.
  • Explain how differences in class culture may affect working-class students who enter the post-secondary education system