SOC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Upper Middle Class, Lower Middle Class, Social Stratification

• School: University of Iowa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1010
• Professor: Lovaglia Michael

Document Summary

How to get an a on the final. First (cid:1151) taken from the first exam. Make chapter notes on 1 or 2 chapters per week for 7-16. Make and use practice tests until 90% on all of them. Status (prestige) - social standing based on honor and respect. Ses - ranking based on the dimensions: Income - occupational wages or salaries, earnings from investments. Wealth - money and valuable goods a person or family controls. Wealth, not income, is a major source of power. Formal education requirement is determinant for occupational prestige. Upper-upper - 1% of population, million annual income. Lower-upper - 4% of population, k to m annual income. Upper-middle - 20% of population, k to k annual income. Average middle - 40% of population, k to k annual income. Lower middle (working) - 20% of population, k to k annual income. Lower class - 15% of population, less than k annual income.