Across
- 2. the purposeful process of acquiring and transmitting knowledge, skills, values, and character traits through teaching, training, study, and life experiencediscrimination the unfair or prejudicial treatment of an individual or group based on specific characteristics such as race, gender, age, disability, religion, or sexual orientation
- 4. the unequal distribution of income and wealth among groups or countries.
- 8. an abundance of valuable material possessions, money, or economic resources, as well as a large profusion of something good
- 9. money, property, or services that an individual or business receives in exchange for work, products, or investments
- 10. the social group that holds the highest status, greatest wealth, and most political and economic influence in a society
Down
- 1. the socioeconomic group that sits between the working class and the upper class in a society's social hierarchy
- 3. the top 1% of individuals or households in a population, ranked either by annual income or net worth
- 5. the average income of a group, calculated by adding up all individual or household incomes and dividing that total by the number of units in the group
- 6. the social stratum positioned below the middle class that possesses the lowest socioeconomic status, income level, and societal standing in a community
- 7. the middle income value that divides a population into two equal halves, where 50% of the population earns more and 50% earns less
- 11. a state or condition in which an individual or household lacks the financial resources, material possessions, and essential means necessary to sustain a basic standard of living