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A. Determining Social Class
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Reputational Method- individuals in the community are asked to rank members of the community based on what they know their characters and lifestyles. Subjective Method- individuals in the community are asked to rank themselves. Objective Method- sociologists define social class using income, occupation, and education.
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B. Social classes in the US.
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1. Upper Class Less than one percent of the population, that owns a sizeable amount of the wealth 2. Upper Middle Class a) High income business people and professionals. 3. Lower middle Class a) White collar labor
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4. Working Class a) Members hold jobs that require manual labor. 5. The working poor a) Temporary or seasonal job- holder 6. The Underclass a) Families that experience unemployment and poverty over several generations
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C. Causes of Upward Mobility
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1. Technology 2. Changes in merchandising patterns 3. Increase in general level of education
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D. Causes of Downward Mobility
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1. Changes in economy.
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