SOCIOL 1 Chapter Notes -Corporate Welfare, Blue-Collar Worker, Lower Middle Class
12 Mar 2014
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Ch 10 - class wealth- a person"s net worth income- amount of money earned. The gap between wealthy and poor widens because inheritance passes from one generation to the next. African american families are less than 1/10th the average white family"s wealth. African american, latino, native american students lag behind white peers poor schools don"t have the resources to help poor kids succeed, while rich schools do. Status depends on prestige - ie, difference between occupations eg: doctor versus a teacher, doctor is more respected. Importance of task performed, degree of authority and responsibility inherent in the job, native intelligence required, knowledge and skills required, dignity of the job, financial rewards of the occupation. Conflict model"s social class: ruling class - all the wealth and power. Conflict model divides society into conflicting classes that contend for control. Focus on who gives orders or takes orders (power)
