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  2. Social class in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The idea that American society can be divided into social classes is disputed, and there are many competing class systems. [2] 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.

  3. Structural inequality in education - Wikipedia

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    Because education plays a role in income, social capital, criminal activity and even the educational attainment of others it becomes possible that a positive feedback loop where the lack of education will perpetuate itself throughout a social class or group. The outcomes can be highly problematic at the K-12 level as well.

  4. Social class - Wikipedia

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    A social class or social stratum is a grouping of people into a set of hierarchical social categories, [1] the most common being the working class, middle class, and upper class. Membership of a social class can for example be dependent on education, wealth, occupation, income, and belonging to a particular subculture or social network. [2]

  5. Educational inequality - Wikipedia

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    In a study about education inequality in India, authors, Majumbar, Manadi, and Jos Mooij stated "social class impinges on the educational system, educational processes and educational outcomes" (Majumdar, Manabi and Jos Mooij). [4] Sometimes race, religion and ethnicity can decide a child's future and opportunities in education and further.

  6. Social inequality - Wikipedia

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    Social class is delineated by a number of variables, some of which change across time and place. For Karl Marx, there exist two major social classes with significant inequality between the two. The two are delineated by their relationship to the means of production in a given society. Those two classes are defined as the owners of the means of ...

  7. Class discrimination - Wikipedia

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    Class discrimination, also known as classism, is prejudice or discrimination on the basis of social class. It includes individual attitudes, behaviors, systems of policies and practices that are set up to benefit the upper class at the expense of the lower class .

  8. Social class in American history - Wikipedia

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    Social class is an important theme for historians of the United States for decades. The subject touches on many other elements of American history such as that of changing U.S. education, with greater education attainment leading to expanding household incomes for many social groups.

  9. Social structure - Wikipedia

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    In the social sciences, social structure is the aggregate of patterned social arrangements in society that are both emergent from and determinant of the actions of individuals. [1] Likewise, society is believed to be grouped into structurally related groups or sets of roles , with different functions, meanings, or purposes.