CCS#24: Social Class in America

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Across
  1. 5. This branch of the upper class derives their wealth largely from income from work or returns on investments.
  2. 7. This sociologist saw “social class” as defined largely by whether one owns a business (Bourgeoisie) or works at a business for someone else (Proletariat)
  3. 8. This concept is defined as “a group that’s fairly similar in terms of income, education, power, and prestige in society.
  4. 10. This branch of the upper class derives their wealth largely from inheritance from previous generations. These do not have to work for pay typically to maintain their standard of living.
  5. 11. This social class consists of blue-collar works (about 30% of Americans) who often work manual labor and are less likely than those above them to own their homes. These jobs are more sensitive to recessions, but are typically stable. Jobs in this class rarely require a Bachelor’s degree, but sometimes require technical certificates or an associate’s degree
  6. 12. this rate (income of roughly 25% for a family of four in 2017) determines eligibility for social services. 13.5% of Americans live below this line
  7. 14. This social class (about 15% Americans) tend to have prestigious jobs (like doctors and lawyers), own their own homes and can afford luxuries like international travel. Most have college degrees and many have post-graduate degrees.
  8. 16. The _____ of poverty results from women working low pay jobs while caring for children on a single income.
Down
  1. 1. Two thirds of the poor in the US are in this racial category.
  2. 2. This social class (less than 5% of Americans), according to the schema in the video, controls much of the country’s wealth and therefore, they wield a lot of political power. Celebrities and large business owners and investors are examples.
  3. 3. A type of poverty related to having less money than others
  4. 4. This term refers to the 41% of America’s poor who are in poverty despite working full-time and part-time jobs.
  5. 6. This social class (about 35% of Americans) works white-collar jobs that often require a bachelor’s or associate’s degree (office workers, teachers, middle managers), and tends to have wealth tied up in their home ownership, and typically attend public universities.
  6. 9. a type of poverty related to an inability to survive.
  7. 13. This social class (about 20% of Americans) consists of manual workers who often have unstable hourly jobs with few benefits and are likely to live in neighborhoods with higher rates of poverty, lower quality educational opportunities, and are unlikely to go to college.
  8. 15. This sociologist saw “social class” as related primarily to one’s opportunities.