SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Supplemental Security Income, Social Class In The United States, Developed Country
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Classes: upper class income, wealth, power, and prestige, middle class. 1 percent of the us although majority of the us identi es as middle class generally: white collar workers, own home, 401k, bene ts. 30-40% or so in the us: working class factory workers, farmers, manual laborers about 30% in the us. The poor/underclass those that live in poverty currently ,350 for a family of four. De ning poverty: de ning poverty is a contentious issue for academics, policymakers, and politicians. Absolute poverty: how is it measured in the us? point at which income is so low, that a household cannot survive determined by taking the us department of agriculture"s recommendation for the. Minimum amount (money) of healthy food required to live, and then multiplied by 3 problem: the cost of food has decreased, but the cost of living (rent, utilities, etc. ) have increased since this measure was developed in the 1960s.
