quiz 4

class

A form of stratification in which people are sorted into groups that share the same or similar socioeconomic statuses, giving them different access to economic, political, cultural, and social resources

It determines the schools we attend, the stores in which we shop, the restaurants at which we eat, the community in which we live, and the jobs to which we have access. Few people have the opportunities to translate their experiences into the high salaries of elite stars of the corporate, entertainment, and sports worlds.

upper class

Group whose members are wealthy and earn the highest 5% of incomes in the country.

middle class

Group whose members are blue-collar workers, white-collar workers, professionals, and managers whose annual household income is between 2/3 and 200% of the national median income.

Upper middle class

Group whose members are the affluent middle class people or families who are highly educated professionals, managers, and administrators. They are in the 80 to 95% of the highest income earners in the country.

Socioeconomic status (SES)

acts as a composite of the economic status of a family or individuals on the basis of occupation, educational attainment, and income.

of a family makes a great deal of difference in the experiences of children throughout their childhood and formal schooling.

Income

is the amount of money a person earns in wages or salaries during a year. One way to look at income distribution is by dividing the population into fifths; the lowest one-fifth has the lowest incomes, and the highest one-fifth has the highest incomes. Figure 3.1 shows the percentage of total income earned by each fifth of the population. The fifth of U.S. families with the highest incomes earned 52% of the total income in 2020, whereas the fifth of the population with the lowest incomes earned just 3% of the total income. The 5% of U.S. families with the highest incomes earned 23% of the total income of all families (Shrider et al., 2021 ). The wealthiest 1% earned about $2 million annually in 2018 while the approximately 13,000 households in the top 0.01% annually earned about $44.5 million per household (Congressional Budget Office, 2021 [).

Classism

The belief that a person's socioeconomic status determines their value in society and that more affluent people deserve a dominant role in society.

Working class

The socioeconomic group that is comprised of people who are employed in industrial work that is manual or service work.

Authenticity

Relates the curriculum and activities to real-world applications with meaning in the lives of students.

Group with highest incidence of poverty 

umemloyed and people experiening homelessness and whites

How is poverty tracked in US schools 

free school lunches