SOCL 2001 : Test2
Document Summary
Caste: based on heredity (india); dalit = bottom caste (have to do jobs such as clean underground sewers with unsanitary equipment); video: the untouchables . The american dream (possible yet very difficult to move up from one class to another) Social classes in 4 categories: upper class, middle class, working class, lower class values education, you may not have the same drive to succeed) Heath: higher social class = greater life expectancy. Underclass culture of poverty (if you"re not born into a class that stresses and. Socioeconomic status (ses): measurement of person"s rank within class system. Relative: can"t maintain average standard of living (depends on where you live) Poverty line for a family of 4= , 834. Horizontal mobility: moving from positions at the same class level (taking a new job that has the same salary) Vertical mobility: moving up or down class hierarchy (going to college to get a better job)
