Class and Classism

Includes: sources of social class, influences on social class, types of classism, US class structure, wealth distribution, and rankings of occupational prestige

Transcript

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. SOURCES of Class
14. Social Capital
15. Human Capital
16. Human Capital
17. Human Capital
18. Human Capital
19. Cultural Capital
20. Cultural Capital
21. CC: socialization (SCHOOLS)
22. CC: socialization (PEERS)
23. CC: socialization (FAMILY)
24. INFLUENCES on Class
25. Group of Origin
26. Peer Group
27. Group of Aspiration
28. TYPES of Classism
29. UPWARD Classism
30. UPWARD Classism
31. DOWNWARD Classism
32. LATERAL Classism
33. INTERNALIZED Classism
34. link
35. U.S. Class Structure
36. Social Class Education Occupation % of Population CAPITALIST CLASS Prestigious university Investors and heirs, a few top executives 1% UPPER MIDDLE CLASS College or university, often with postgrad degree Professionals and upper managers 15% LOWER MIDDLE CLASS High school or college; often apprenticeship Semiprofessionals and lower managers, craftspeople, foremen 34%
37. Social Class Education Occupation % of Population WORKING CLASS High school Factory workers, clerical workers, low-paid retail sales, craftspeople 30% WORKING POOR Some high school Laborers, service workers, low-paid salespeople 16% UNDERCLASS Some high school Unemployed and part-time, on government aid 4% SOURCE: James Henslin, Sociology: A Down to Earth Approach
38. Direct link The Four Components of Class
39. Income Inequality 3:35
40. Income Inequality Mark Jay
41. Wealth: “Who gets what?” 6:23
42. Wealth Distribution, 2019
43. Wealth & Education
44. Wealth & Race (Black)
45. Wealth & Race (LatinX)
46. Wealth, Education & Race (no college)
47. Wealth, Education & Race (college)
48. America’s Most Prestigious Professions TOP 11 Occupation
49. 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
50. They pay more They require more education They entail more abstract thought They offer greater autonomy
51. America’s Least Prestigious Professions BOTTOM 11
52. 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
53. They pay less They require less preparation or education They involve more physical labor They are more closely supervised