Warm Up: What social class are you in? How do you know? Grab a textbook and take out two pieces of binder paper!! One for notes One for questions Title: Ch 8 Sec 1 Questions. Thursday, 4/3

Objective I will be able to explain the relationship between stratification and social classes. Language Objective: I will include the question in my answer in order to write complete sentences.

Let them eat cake!!! -Marie Antoinette How do you know when something is fair? Cupcake/Cake exercise

Social Stratification The creation of layers (strata) of people who possess unequal shares of social resources income wealth power prestige

Social Class A segment of a population whose members hold similar amounts of scarce resources and share values, norms, and an identifiable lifestyle. Each layer of stratification is a social class. Upper class (top 1% of US population based on wealth; $1 million or more) Middle class (25% to 66% of households) the majority of voters, writers, teachers, journalists, and editors Most societal trends in the US originate within the middle classes Lower class (25%, of US households )

Economic Distribution Karl Marx Bourgeoisies – the rulers; owners of the means of production; exploit the workers Proletariat – the ruled; working for wages Control of the economy gave the capitalists control over the legal, educational, and government systems.

Poverty and Death P. 243 Write the questions in your answers 1. What is the pattern in the death rates for children under age 5? 2. Why do you think the US ranks higher than some European countries? Write the questions in your answers (The pattern of death rates….)

4/4 Warm Up: How are poverty and child death rates related? Objective: I will be able to explain the relationship between stratification and social classes. Language Objective: I will be able to write a statement describing the differences in gains among social classes using descriptive words.

Extremes of Income Marx emphasized the unequal distribution of economics resources. Income is the amount of money received in a given period of time. Wealth refers to all of the economic resources that someone posses. People who own the most capital* are the most powerful Are all football players wealthy? *Cash, factories, machines to produce goods

Extremes of Income Write a statement describing the differences in gains . Example: The top fifth ______________. The next highest fifth __________. The middle fifth ___________. Finally, the bottom fifth______.

Power Dimension Hitler – how did he come to power? Weber argued that economic success and power are not the same. Knowledge is power Lawyers become politicians Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952. Social Positions Elected officials Executives in mass media Hitler – how did he come to power?

Prestige Recognition, respect and admiration attached to social positions. Voluntarily given; not claimed. Nobel Prize winners cannot proclaim themselves winner. Honorary doctorates are given by universities. People with similar levels of prestige share identifiable lifestyles. Children of upper class families are more likely to attend private universities. Children from lower class homes are less likely to attend college at all.

P. 247 Prestige Rankings Do you agree with the rankings? What occupations would you move up in the rankings? Explain? What occupations would you move down in the rankings? Explain.