Class and Classism

Includes: sources of social class (internal), influences on social class (external), types of classism, US class structure, wealth distribution, and rankings of occupational prestige. Worksheet available here: https://sia.posthaven.com/class-and-classism-3

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1. Class & Classism Photo by Doug Rickard: A New American Picture
2. 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Economic Equality, 1913-2015 Robert Putnam, The Upswing
3. SEE, THINK, WONDER
6. By Bruno Iyda Saggese “The Romanticization of the Quarantine is a Class Privilege”
8. “Two-thirds of deceased health care workers for whom the project has data identified as people of color. Lower-paid workers who handled everyday patient care, including nurses, support staff and nursing home employees, were far more likely to die in the pandemic than physicians were.”
9. Class & Classism
10. Doug Rickard: 1968-2021
11. Photo by Doug Rickard: A New American Picture
12. Photo by Doug Rickard: A New American Picture
13. PBS NewsHour interview with Doug Rickard (7:11)
14. Direct link The Four Components of Class
15. The Four Components of Class
16. The Four Components of Class
17. The Four Components of Class SIA
18. SOURCES of Class “internal”
19. Social Capital
20. Human Capital
25. “One-third of the children of the very richest families scored a 1300 or higher on the SAT, while less than 5 percent of middle-class students did…. Relatively few children in the poorest families scored that high; just one in five took the test at all.”
28. Human Capital
29. Human Capital
30. Human Capital
31. Cultural Capital
32. Cultural Capital
33. socialization via (SCHOOLS) Cultural Capital (sources)
34. (PEERS) Cultural Capital (sources) socialization via
35. (FAMILY) Cultural Capital (sources) socialization via
36. INFLUENCES on Class “external”
37. Group of Origin
38. Peer Group
39. Group of Aspiration
40. TYPES of Classism
41. UPWARD Classism
42. UPWARD Classism
43. DOWNWARD Classism
44. LATERAL Classism
45. INTERNALIZED Classism
46. link
47. U.S. Class Structure
48. % of Population Occupation Education Social Class 1% Investors and heirs, a few top executives Prestigious university CAPITALIST CLASS 15% Professionals and upper managers College or university, often with postgrad degree UPPER MIDDLE CLASS 34% Semiprofessionals and lower managers, craftspeople, foremen High school or college; often apprenticeship LOWER MIDDLE CLASS 30% Factory workers, High school WORKING SOURCE: James Henslin, Sociology: A Down to Earth Approach
49. % of Population Occupation Education Social Class 30% Factory workers, clerical workers, low-paid retail sales, craftspeople High school WORKING CLASS 16% Laborers, service workers, low-paid salespeople Some high school WORKING POOR 4% Unemployed and part-time, on government aid Some high school UNDERCLASS SOURCE: James Henslin, Sociology: A Down to Earth Approach
50. Direct link The Four Components of Class
51. Income Inequality 3:35
52. Income Inequality By Mark Jay
53. Wealth: “Who gets what?” 6:23
54. Wealth Distribution, 2019
55. Post-Grad Bachelor’s Associate’s HSD GED Wealth & Education
56. Wealth & Race (Black) (White)
57. Wealth & Race (LatinX) (White)
58. Wealth, Education & Race (no college)
59. Wealth, Education & Race (college)
60. America’s Most Prestigious Professions TOP 11 Occupation
61. 1. Doctor 2. Military Officer 3. Firefighter 4. Scientist 5. Nurse 6. Engineer 7. Police Officer 8. Priest / Minister / Clergy 9. Architect 10.Athlete 11.Teacher
62. They pay more They require more education They entail more abstract thought They offer greater autonomy
63. America’s Least Prestigious Professions BOTTOM 11
64. 1. Garbage Collector 2. Waiter / Waitress 3. Bartender 4. Bellhop 5. Lives on public aid 6. Bill Collector 7. Factory Worker 8. Janitor 9. Gas Station Attendant 10.Shoe Shiner 11.Street Sweeper
65. They pay less They require less preparation or education They involve more physical labor They are more closely supervised