Social class classifications and thinkers

Sernau

subjective social class thinker

subjective social class

social class determined by who we say we are and who others say we are

objective measures of social class

factors such as wealth, occupation, income, and education used to determine social class

karl marx, erik olin wright, ralph dahrendorf, and max weber

objective social class thinkers

-Karl Marx, Erik Olin Wright, Ralph Dahrendorf

nominal social class thinkers

Max weber

Who used the SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS to measure social class objectively

karl marx NOMINAL objective social class thinking

-Social class determined by WEALTH: owning the means of prod. i.e. land/factories TWO categories: Workers & owners

individuals accumulated private property, and his or her relationship to that property

key variables in determining social class

the new wealthy i.e. capitalists, who own factories and productive enterprises

Marx was more interested in…..

owners and workers

Marx categories of social class

dahrendorf

which nominal thinker believed that: AUTHORITY is as important as property

WRIGHT

which nominal thinker added the third category of managers/supervisors between owners and workers

professional-level employees/managers

professional-level employees who don’t own but still command

wealth education occupation income

WEBER idea that social class comprises those who share similar life chances in the marketplace and consists of factors such as…….