SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Social Inequality, Pink-Collar Worker, Economic Globalization
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Fall down from a higher social class. Remain in the same class, while moving between jobs. Movement that takes place within one person"s lifetime. Movement that takes place across generations within a family. Takes place in a lesser developed country. Fairly good for males when considered intergenerationally. The american dream (for many people, the american dream has evolved into an american nightmare!) Many people need to hold more than one job. Young people are remaining at (and returning to) home. Cost of living has gone up 10+ times from the 50"s. In 1993, for a family of four, the poverty threshold was set at ,763 annual income. In 2014, it is set at ,850 annual income. Roughly 50% (15% of the us) of adults and children classified as poor endure hunger on a daily basis in america. Children are the majority age group of poor. In 1993, 22. 7% of all children were poor.
