Social Class in the United States

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Chapter Ten:

Social Class in the

United States

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Wealth

Distinction Between Wealth and Income

Distribution of Wealth, Property, and Income

What is Social Class?

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Wealth

Distinction Between Wealth and Income

Distribution of Wealth, Property, and Income

Power

What is Social Class?

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Occupations and Prestige

They Pay More

They Require More Education

They Entail More Abstract Thought

They Offer Greater Autonomy

Prestige

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Ordinarily Wealth, Power, and Prestige are Similar

When they Don’t Match

Status Inconsistency

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Updating Marx

Capitalists

Petty Bourgeoisie

Managers

Workers

Sociological Models of Social Class

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Updating Weber

Capitalist Class

The Upper Middle Class

The Lower Middle Class

The Working Class

The Working Poor

The Underclass

Sociological Models of Social Class

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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

Social Class in the Auto Industry - Ford

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Physical Health

Mental Health

Consequences of Social Class

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