The American Class Systems
The United States has an open class system based on social mobility that includes
all of the above
Advances in technology can cause workers with outdated skills to experience _____.
Downward social mobility
A groundskeeper who moves from a school to a church and remains a groundskeeper is experiencing _____.
Horizontal mobility
Identify and describe the three types of social mobility.
Horizontal mobility: movement within a social class or stratum. Vertical mobility: movement between social classes or strata. Intergenerational mobility: status differences between generations in the same family.
A doctor whose father works as a janitor would be an example of _____.
Intergenerational mobility
Name the three basic techniques used to rank individuals according to social class and describe each briefly.
Reputational method: individuals in the community are asked to rank other community members based on what they know of their character and lifestyle. Subjective method: individuals are asked to determine their own social rank. Objective method: social class is defined by income, occupation, and education.
The method of ranking social status that asks people to rank themselves is called the _____.
Subjective method
Techniques used to rank individuals according to social class are
all of the above
Differences between social classes in the United States are based on
income, lifestyles, and beliefs.
Those who hold jobs that require manual labor are in the
working class.