Transcript 11SocialClass

Social Class
What level of social
class are you?
© Robert J. Atkins, Ph.D.
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What determines your social
position?
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Family
Gender
Race
Education
What difference does birth or
achievement make?
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Upper upper class
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Result of birth
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E.g. Queen Elizabeth
Kennedy
Lower upper class
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Result of achievement
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E.g. Steve Jobs
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Apple computer
Rock star
Do you want
intragenerational mobility?
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Changes in social position during a
person’s lifetime
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E.g. Oprah Winfrey
Largest gains in average income
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Among highest paid 20%
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How much income or
wealth do you have?
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Income = Paycheck
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or monthly income from investments
Wealth (Net worth) = Assets - Debts
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Basis of social stratification
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What is
conspicuous consumption?
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Buying things to make a statement
about your social position
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Timex vs Rolex
Why you bought it is important
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Do you remember?
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What determines your social class?
Oprah is an example of what type of
mobility?
What is income v.s. wealth?
What is conspicuous consumption?
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How does your social class
affect your attitudes?
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High social position
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More liberal on social issues
More conservative on
economic issues
Low social position
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Liberal on economic issues
Conservative on social issues
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How are people in the lower
class different?
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Less safe
More stressful
Health is worse
Live fewer years overall
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What is poverty?
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Relative poverty
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Absolute poverty
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Relative to others
around you
Found everywhere
Egypt
China
India
Working poor
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What is the feminization of
poverty?
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Women make up an increasing
percentage of the poor. Why?
Divorce
Single women with their
children
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Do you remember?
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How does social class effect attitudes?
What is the effects of being in the lower
class?
What is the difference between relative
and absolute poverty?
What has caused the feminization of
poverty?
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Rich become richer, the the
middle class people are sliding
down.
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