Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach, 8/e

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SOCIOLOGY A Down-to-Earth Approach 8/e

James M. Henslin

Chapter Ten: Social Class in the United States This multimedia product and its contents are protected under copyright law. The following are prohibited by law: any public performance or display, including transmission of any image over a network; preparation of any derivative work, including the extraction, in whole or in part, of any images; any rental, lease, or lending of the program.

Chapter 10: Social Class in the United States

What is Social Class?  Social Class… Poor and Rich Conflict view’s problem? Those who own the means of production

and those who do not More then just your relationship to production 3 Elements separate people according to Weber 

Wealth , Power, and Prestige

Wealth   

Distinction Between Wealth and Income Wealth - What you own minus your debts Income – Money received, usually from a job

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What is Social Class? What is income inequality then? How does this impact us on our daily lives? What is the impact of figure 10.3 Eastern University Example – Poverty in Latin America 

Power – The ability to carry out your will, even over

the resistance of others C. Wright Mills – The Power Elite – those who make the nations major decisions How Powerful are these elite? William Domhoff says, “No major decision in the country is made without consulting this group.” Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007

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Prestige Occupations and Prestige They Pay More They Require More Education

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Status Inconsistency  Ordinarily Wealth, Power, and

Prestige are Similar  When they Don’t Match

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Sociological Models of Social Class Updating Marx Capitalists Petty Bourgeoisie Managers Workers Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007

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Sociological Models of Social Class Updating Weber Capitalist Class The Upper Middle Class The Lower Middle Class

The Working Class The Working Poor The Underclass Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007

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Social Class in the Auto Industry - Ford  The Fords - Capitalist Class Ford Executives - Lower Capitalist Class Owner Ford Dealership - Upper Middle Ford Salesperson - Lower Middle Class

Ford Mechanics - Working Class Ford Detailer - Working Poor Car Lot Cleaner - Underclass Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007

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Consequences of Social Class  Physical Health

 Mental Health

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Consequences of Social Class  Family Life

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Choices of Husbands and Wives



Divorce



Child Rearing

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Consequences of Social Class  Education  Religion

 Politics

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Consequences of Social Class  Crime and the Judicial System

 Social Class and the Changing Economy

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Social Mobility Three Types Intergenerational 

Upward



Downward

Structural Exchange Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007

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Social Mobility Women and Social Mobility

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Studies of Boys



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Interpreting Statistics on Social Mobility  Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From Tree  The Pain of Social Mobility

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Poverty Who are Poor? Drawing the Poverty Line Geography

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Poverty  Who are Poor?

Drawing the Poverty Line Geography Race-Ethnicity

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Poverty Who are Poor? Drawing the Poverty Line Geography Race-Ethnicity Education Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007

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Poverty Who are Poor? Feminization of Poverty Old Age

Children of Poverty

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Myths About the Poor  Most are Lazy  Poor are Trapped and Few Escape

 Most are Latino and African-American

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Myths About the Poor  Most are Single Mothers and Kids  Most Live in Inner City

 Most are on Welfare

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Dynamics of Poverty  Culture of Poverty  Most Poverty is Short-lived

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Dynamics of Poverty Culture of Poverty

Most Poverty is Short Lived Number of Poor Relatively Stable The people who move out are being replaced people moving into poverty Most will move out within one year Some bounce back and forth for their entire life Poverty than is dynamic, touching a lot more people than the official totals indicate Although only 12% are poor at any given time, twice that number, almost 25%, has been poor at any give time. 

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Why are People Poor?  Social Structure Features of our society that deny some people access Some find escape routes out to be locked Race, age, gender, changes in the job market, and poor paying jobs. 

Characteristics of individuals Dropping out of school Having children in the teen years Having many more children than those in other social classes

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Poverty  Welfare Reform 

Welfare Restructured in 1996

 Deferred Gratification – forgoing something in the

present in hope of achieving greater gains in the future Hard to practice these principles if you have never had them Emergencies Immediate Gratification Behaviors of the poor are not a cause of poverty but a result of poverty 

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Poverty  Where is Horatio Alger?  Social Functions of a Myth

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