Social Stratification

Social Stratification

Class Structure

Class Structure

Four Species Of Capital

Four Species Of Capital

Economic Capital

Economic Capital

Human Capital

Human Capital

Social Capital

Social Capital

Cultural Capital

Cultural Capital

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$170k – 300k

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Working Class$29k - 49k

Lower Class< $29k

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Poverty LinePoverty LineSingle: $10,830Single: $10,830Family: $22,050Family: $22,050

At/Below At/Below PovertyPoverty

White 12.3%White 12.3%Black 25.8%Black 25.8%Asian 12.5%Asian 12.5%Latino 25.3%Latino 25.3%

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• • Human Capital:

Human Capital:Accumulated knowledge, skills, and physical

Accumulated knowledge, skills, and physical

capabilities gained through education

capabilities gained through education

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Census 2010 BS MA MD/JD PhDAll

Workers59k 71k 125k 100k

Men 73k 88k 148k 117k

Women 44k 55k 88k 71k

Whites 60k 72k 128k 100k

Blacks 47k 58k 105k 93k

Hispanics 48k 74k 82k 96k

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Social Capital:The collective value of all social networks (who

The collective value of all social networks (who

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you know) and the inclinations that arise from

thesethese

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Race Percents

White (63.7%)Latino (16.3%)Black (12.6%)Asian (4.8%)Multiracial

(2.9%)Native (0.9%)

Pacific Is. (0.2%)

Other (0.2%)

County map shows which (if any) racial

group has a population higher than the national averages listed

above. Multiethnic means more than

one race has higher population than

national average.

CENSUS 2000/2011

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Human Capital:Accumulated knowledge, skills, and physical

Accumulated knowledge, skills, and physical

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capabilities gained through education

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Social Capital:The collective value of all social networks (who

The collective value of all social networks (who

you know) and the inclinations that arise from

you know) and the inclinations that arise from

these networks to do things for each other.

these networks to do things for each other.

• • Cultural Capital:

Cultural Capital:Linguistic/cultural competencies (primarily

Linguistic/cultural competencies (primarily

tastes and dispositions) valued but not taught in

tastes and dispositions) valued but not taught in

schools.schools.

Embodied • Objectified • Institutionalized

Embodied • Objectified • Institutionalized

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