SOCL 2001 Chapter : Ch 8 Social Class In The US
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8. 1: expalin 3 components of social class- property, prestige, and power; Distinguish between wealth and income; explain how property and. Income are distributed; and describe the democratic fa ade, the power. Elite, and the status inconsistency: define social class. Social class: a large group of people who rank closely to one another in terms of property (wealth), power, and prestige: wealth: consisting of the value of property and income- is concentrated in the upper classes. Power: the ability to get your way even though others resist. Power elite: coined by c. wright mills, refers to the small group that holds the reigns of power in business, government, and the military. From country to country people rank occupational prestige similarly. Status consistent: they rank high or low on all three dimensions of social class. Status inconsistency: tend to produce political radicalism: sociological models of social class.
