Social And Economic Status Flashcards
(6 cards)
What is class?
Class refers to a social group, defined in terms of its economic position in a hierarchy of i equality and with material interests that differentiate it from other classes
Economic status: income and wealth
Upper middle and lower class depending on the following: wealth, income, occupation and education
Socio-economic status
An economic and sociological combined total measure of a persons work experience and of an individual’s or family’s economic and social position in relation to others based on income, education and occupation
Lifestyle components
Taste (clothes, cars, houses)
A social and economic position
Each individual a member of a position
Social structure
Social structure is the distinctive, stable arrangements of institutions whereby human beings in a society interact and live with eachother