SOCIOLOGYSOCIOLOGYA Down-to-Earth Approach 8/eA Down-to-Earth Approach 8/e
SOCIOLOGYSOCIOLOGYA Down-to-Earth Approach 8/eA Down-to-Earth Approach 8/e
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Social Class… Poor and Rich Conflict view’s problem?Those who own the means of production
and those who do notMore then just your relationship to production3 Elements separate people according to Weber
Wealth , Power, and Prestige
WealthDistinction Between Wealth and IncomeWealth - What you own minus your debtsIncome – Money received, usually from a job
What is Social Class?What is Social Class?
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What is income inequality then?How does this impact us on our daily lives?What is the impact of figure 10.3Eastern University Example – Poverty in Latin America
Power – The ability to carry out your will, even over
the resistance of othersC. Wright Mills – The Power Elite – those who make
the nations major decisionsHow Powerful are these elite? William Domhoff says,
“No major decision in the country is made without consulting
this group.”
What is Social Class?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
PrestigePrestige
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Ordinarily Wealth, Power, and
Prestige are Similar
When they Don’t Match
Status InconsistencyStatus Inconsistency
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Updating Marx
Capitalists
Petty Bourgeoisie
Managers
Workers
Sociological Models of Social ClassSociological 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 ClassSociological 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 - FordSocial Class in the Auto Industry - Ford
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Physical Health
Mental Health
Consequences of Social ClassConsequences of Social Class
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Family Life
Choices of Husbands and Wives
Divorce
Child Rearing
Consequences of Social ClassConsequences of Social Class
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Education
Religion
Politics
Consequences of Social ClassConsequences of Social Class
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Crime and the Judicial System
Social Class and the Changing Economy
Consequences of Social ClassConsequences of Social Class
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Three Types
Intergenerational Upward
Downward
Structural
Exchange
Social MobilitySocial Mobility
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Women and Social Mobility
Studies of Boys
More Recent Studies with Girls
Social MobilitySocial Mobility
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Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From Tree
The Pain of Social Mobility
Interpreting Statistics on Social MobilityInterpreting Statistics on Social Mobility
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Who are Poor?
Drawing the Poverty Line
Geography
PovertyPoverty
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Who are Poor?
Drawing the Poverty Line
Geography
Race-Ethnicity
PovertyPoverty
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Who are Poor?
Drawing the Poverty Line
Geography
Race-Ethnicity
Education
PovertyPoverty
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Who are Poor?
Feminization of Poverty
PovertyPoverty
Old Age
Children of Poverty
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Most are Lazy
Poor are Trapped and Few Escape
Most are Latino and African-American
Myths About the PoorMyths About the Poor
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Most are Single Mothers and Kids
Most Live in Inner City
Most are on Welfare
Myths About the PoorMyths About the Poor
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Culture of Poverty
Most Poverty is Short-lived
Dynamics of PovertyDynamics of Poverty
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Culture of PovertyMost Poverty is Short Lived Number of Poor Relatively Stable
The people who move out are being replaced people moving into povertyMost will move out within one yearSome bounce back and forth for their entire lifePoverty than is dynamic, touching a lot more people than the official totals indicateAlthough only 12% are poor at any given time, twice that number, almost 25%, has been poor at any give time.
Dynamics of PovertyDynamics of Poverty
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Social StructureFeatures of our society that deny some people accessSome find escape routes out to be lockedRace, age, gender, changes in the job market, and poor paying jobs.
Characteristics of individualsDropping out of school Having children in the teen yearsHaving many more children than those in other social classes
Why are People Poor?Why are People Poor?
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Welfare Reform Welfare Restructured in 1996
Deferred Gratification – forgoing something in the present in hope of achieving greater gains in the future
Hard to practice these principles if you have never had them
Emergencies Immediate Gratification Behaviors of the poor are not a cause of poverty but a
result of poverty
c
PovertyPoverty
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Where is Horatio Alger?
Social Functions of a Myth
PovertyPoverty
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