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Social Class
© Robert J. Atkins, Ph.D.
What level of social class are you?
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What determines your social position?
Family Gender Race Education
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What difference does birth or achievement make? Upper upper class
Result of birth E.g. Queen Elizabeth Kennedy
Lower upper class Result of
achievement E.g. Steve Jobs
Apple computer Rock star
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Do you want intragenerational mobility?
Changes in social position during a person’s lifetime E.g. Oprah Winfrey
Largest gains in average income Among highest paid 20%
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How much income or wealth do you have? Income = Paycheck
or monthly income from investments
Wealth (Net worth) = Assets - Debts Basis of social stratification
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What is conspicuous consumption?
Buying things to make a statement about your social position Timex vs Rolex Why you bought it is important
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Do you remember?
What determines your social class? Oprah is an example of what type
of mobility? What is income v.s. wealth? What is conspicuous consumption?
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How does your social class affect your attitudes?
High social position More liberal on social
issues More conservative on
economic issues Low social position
Liberal on economic issues Conservative on social
issues
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How are people in the lower class different?
Less safe More stressful Health is worse Live fewer years overall
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What is poverty? Relative poverty
Relative to others around you
Found everywhere Absolute poverty
Egypt China India
Working poor
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What is the feminization of poverty?
Women make up an increasing percentage of the poor. Why?
Divorce Single women with their
children
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Do you remember?
How does social class effect attitudes?
What is the effects of being in the lower class?
What is the difference between relative and absolute poverty?
What has caused the feminization of poverty?
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Rich become richer, the the middle class people are sliding down.
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