Sociology › Section I · Social stratification › Topic I.2
Stratification and mobility in the United States
Most Americans call themselves middle class, and the national story says anyone can rise. Sociologists test both claims with data on income, wealth and how children's positions compare with their parents'.
In this topic
- A class system with blurry lines
- Measuring the middle
- Worked example: placing three households
- Upper and middle classes
- The working class, working poor and underclass
- Income and wealth
- Worked example: how concentrated is wealth?
- Kinds of mobility
- What the evidence shows
- Cultural and social capital
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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