SOCA02H3 Chapter : MSL Reading # 24 -- Who Rules America?
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sociologists utilize various indicators to measure social class. sociologists employ subjective indicators of social class, such as attitudes, values, class identification, and consumption patterns. The upper class has a disproportional share of power through its control over economic and political decision making in this country. classes imply that people have relatively fixed stations in life. empirical studies to establish the interrelated set of social institutions, organizations, and social activities: historical case studies, quantitative studies of biographical directories, open-ended surveys of knowledgeable observers, interview studies with members of the upper-middle and upper classes. private education is relevant to the distinctiveness od the mentality and lifestyle that exists within the upper class. special classes and tutors are a regular part of a student"s extracurricular education: begins with dancing classes, and moves onto foreign languages, music, horseback riding, summer camps, special travel tours, etc. All to broaden their perspectives and polish their social skills.
