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31 gru 2014 · This film was produced to explain basic concepts of sociology, but ends up presenting a rather dark view of social class and mobility in America. Some of it (especially the railroad station scene) appears to have been shot in and around Convent Station, N.J.
28 mar 2009 · America is a nation of tribes, and we rarely go outside our own comfort zones to interact with others. The opening scenes from the acclaimed documentary PEOPLE LIKE US, SOCIAL CLASS IN...
Sociological discussion of ascribed status, achieved status, vertical mobility and horizontal mobility in America. We follow the lives of three men from high school on through their...
Social Class in America (1957) Shows the difference social class makes in the lives of three high school boys. Explains how one boy is able to raise his social status. ...more. Shows the ...
14 gru 2023 · There is a surprising amount of disagreement among sociologists on the number of social classes in the United States and even on how to measure social class membership. We first look at the measurement issue and then discuss the number and types of classes sociologists have delineated.
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.
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.
