SOC 1005 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Gerhard Lenski, Social Class, Bourgeoisie
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Worth: wealth: the total value of everything a person owns, minus the debts (net, the wealthiest 10% of americans own 75% of the nations wealth, the wealthiest 1% of americans owns 36% of the nation"s wealth. Gerhard lenski analyzed how people try to maximize their status i: more likely to have heart attacks, more likely to be more politically radical, status: the position that someone occupies in a social group. Chapter 8: social class in the united states: what is social class, social class. Sociological models of social class: updating marx. Chapter 8: social class in the united states. Social mobility: three types of social mobility. 1: caught between two worlds when moved from working class to middle class. Poor people actually spend 20% of their income on food, so to determine the poverty line, we ought to multiply their food budget by.
