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  2. Social class in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The median wealth of married couples exceeds that of single individuals, regardless of gender and across all age categories. [11]It is impossible to understand people's behavior…without the concept of social stratification, because class position has a pervasive influence on almost everything…the clothes we wear…the television shows we watch…the colors we paint our homes in and the ...

  3. Socioeconomic status - Wikipedia

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    Socioeconomic status has long been related to health, those higher in the social hierarchy typically enjoy better health than those below. [23] Socioeconomic status is an important source of health inequity, as there is a very robust positive correlation between socioeconomic status and health. This correlation suggests that it is not only the ...

  4. Economic stratification - Wikipedia

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    However, data shows substantial social segregation correlating with economic income groups. [1] Economic stratification refers to the condition within a society where social classes are separated, or stratified, along economic lines. Various economic strata or levels are clearly manifest. While in any system individual members will have varying ...

  5. Social class - Wikipedia

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    Status: A person's prestige, social honour or popularity in a society. Weber noted that political power was not rooted in capital value solely, but also in one's status. Poets and saints, for example, can possess immense influence on society with often little economic worth. Power: A person's ability to get their way despite the resistance of ...

  6. Social stratification - Wikipedia

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    He emphasizes the difference between class, status, and party, and treats these as separate but related sources of power, each with different effects on social action. Working half a century later than Marx, Weber claims there to be four main social classes: the upper class , the white collar workers , the petite bourgeoisie , and the manual ...

  7. Three-component theory of stratification - Wikipedia

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    Weber argued that power can take a variety of forms. A person's power can be shown in the social order through their status, in the economic order through their class, and in the political order through their party. Thus, class, status and party are each aspects of the distribution of power within a community. [1]

  8. Here is how to explain world economy with just two cows - AOL

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    Here is every type of economic system out there explained with cows: Posted by Mike Hosking. Cows are being used for way more than making milk. From protests like the one above, all the way to ...

  9. Socioeconomic mobility in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Socioeconomic mobility in the United States refers to the upward or downward movement of Americans from one social class or economic level to another, [2] through job changes, inheritance, marriage, connections, tax changes, innovation, illegal activities, hard work, lobbying, luck, health changes or other factors.