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Distinguish objective and subjective measures of social class. Outline the functionalist view of the American class structure. Outline the conflict view of the American class structure. Discuss whether the United States has much vertical social mobility.
However, due to the introduction of neoliberal principles from the 1970s, the two middle classes’ composition and characterization are not the same in the US today as fifty years ago. We present our findings about the American hierarchy of social classes and their characteris-tics.
Many Americans believe in a social class system that has three different groups or classes: the American rich (upper class), the American middle class, and the American poor.
In this section we will explore how class operates in the United States. We will begin by exploring those high up in the class hierarchy and then discuss the middle class. We will end by examining poverty in the United States, how it is patterned, and explanations for its persistence.
Main questions. What would become of former Confederates and former slaves? What does freedom mean, and for whom? Freed people: autonomy, mobility, land. Planters: economic freedom to control workers to reboot Southern economy. Key concepts and terms. Second American Revolution. Connection between 13th Amendment and mass incarceration.
This book is an analysis of the American class system. We explore class differ-ences in income, prestige, power, and other key variables. We will point out how these variables react on one another—for instance, how a person’s income affects beliefs about social policy or how one’s job affects the choice of friends or spouse.
Describe the U.S. class structure; Describe several types of social mobility; Recognize characteristics that define and identify class
