Look back at your list of reasons/explanations for why people are unequal in our society.Why don’t (most) people in the United States feel comfortable discussing their income? Why do many people feel uncomfortable discussing social class?.Poor people are at fault for their poverty and there’s nothing we can do as a society to end poverty forever.What factors contribute to this statistic? What does society “owe” to children of these women? 2 out of 3 impoverished adults in the US are women.Respond to each question/statement in a paragraph on a separate piece of paper (to be handed in). As a class, generate a list of reasons and explanations for why people are unequal in our society.What is the average household worth of the top 1%? $10,204,000 Oprah’s Net Worth= $2.4 bil Michael Jordan = $255 milĪverage net worth of the bottom 40% of wage earners? Median household income for college grads with a Master’s degree Median household income for those with less than a 9th grade education $17,261 a year 71% of those with incomes above $75,000 call themselves middle class.49% of those with incomes between $35,000 and $49,000 call themselves middle class.36% of those earning $15,000 a year call themselves middle class.What is the Median US Household Income? $49,445Īttitudes of “Middle Class” Americans $48,979 Prestige- the degree of respect, favorable regard or importance according to an individual by members of society Wealth- objects or symbols owned by human beings which have value attached to them Power- the degree to which a person can control other people A Paradigm for the Study of Social Strata. A Paradigm for the Study of Social Strata Lower lower- socially and economically disadvantaged Source: Coleman, James.Middle class- white collar and entrepreneurs.8 people identified with the terms “working class” or “lower middle”.8 people identified with the term “middle”.2 people identified with the term “upper-middle”.1 person identified with the term “upper”.The hierarchical arrangement of large social groups based on their control over basic resourcesĪgree or Disagree? The United States of America is a classless and egalitarian society.Social structure is the framework of societal institutions (economy, politics, and religion) and social practices (rules and social roles) that make up a society and organize and limit people’s behavior.
Social Structure and Interaction Social interaction is the process by which people act toward or respond to other people. When did the idea of social stratification begin? Which society was the first to develop social stratification? Can society exist without social stratification? What would it look like? Is it possible for society to remove social inequalities?.How does society decide why people have more value than others?.In the Lifeboat Activity – you decided who “deserved” to live based on age, gender, occupation, skill, experience etc….Why do certain people have more “value” than others in society?.The lifeboat activity was designed to introduce you to the topic of social stratification or social inequality in society. SOCIAL STRATIFICATION Big Question: Does social inequality add to the structure and function of society or does it add to the dysfunction of society?
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