Torres,jose3
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The document outlines the different social classes in the United States based on wealth and income levels. It describes the elite class as the richest and most powerful, the upper class as having enough wealth to not need to work much, the middle class as salary workers earning at least $45,000 individually or $65,000 for a family of 4, the working class as blue collar wage workers, the poverty class as living below the poverty line, and the under class as living in destitution outside of the system.
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Torres,jose3
- 1. ''CLASSISM IN THE U.S'' PT.1 BY(:JOSE)(TORRES) PERIOD7,SOCIOLOGY SOURCE:MR.RUBEN MEZA (2012)
- 3. THE ELITE CLASS:THE RICHEST AND MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY. THE LIVE IN A WORLD OR THEIR OWN.
- 4. THE UPPER CLASS:PEOPLE WHO HAVE SO MUCH WEALTH THAT THEY DONT HAVE TO WORK MUCH TO KEEP THE UPPER CLASS STAUS.
- 5. the middle class: usually paid by salary, ''white collar''workers. individuals earning at least $45,000 per year; family of 4 earning at least $65,000 per year. not working means losing middle class status.
- 6. the working class:''blue collar'' wage workers. includes semi skilled and labor.
- 7. the poverty class: people living below the poverty line. including minimum wage workers. 1 person earning less than $19,000 per year; family of 4 earning less than $25,000 per year.
- 8. the under class: people who live in destitution outside of the system, often without addresses or phone numbers.