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Capitalist Class
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Prestigious University
are investors and heirs, a few top executives make 500,000+ make up 1% |
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Proletarian Workers
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A social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages. they do not have any authority.
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Petite Bourgeoisie
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The section of the middle class with the lowest social status, generally
composed of shopkeepers, lower clerical staff, etc. They have little authority
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Managers
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Work in firms owned by the capitalists but have authority over a large number of workers. They identify with the capitalists.
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Upper Class
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1% of the population
Their chief economic resource is accumulated wealth rather than income. 1/2 of upper class family were born into the bulk of their wealth. There are the old rich and corporate class They stay within their class. |
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Upper- Middle Class
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College or Universitiy, often with postgraduate study
are professionals and upper managers make 100,000+ make up 15% |
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Lower- Middle Class
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High School or college; often apprenticeship
are semiprofessionals and lower managers, craftspeople and foremen make about $50,000 make up 34% |
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Working Class
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High School
are factory workers, clerical workers, low paid retail sales and craftspeople make about $30,000 make up 30% |
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Working Poor
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Some high school
are laborers, service workers, low paid salespeople make about $16,000 make up 16% |
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Under Class
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Some high school
are unemployed and part time, on welfare make under $10,000 make up 4% |
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1st Wave of Feminism
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1920s
Racial branch wanted to reform all institutions of society Conservative branch concentrated on winning the vote for women. This branch dominated |
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2nd Wave of Feminism
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1960s
Women thought of work as temporary and compared it to that of a mans Goal: changing woman's work roles to changing policies on violence against women. Liberal and conservative branch wanted equal job opportunities and pay |
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3rd Wave of Feminism
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Still emerging
focus on the values that underlie work and the social institutions There need to be female values like cooperation, openness about vulnerability, gentleness, connection and interdependence |
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Gender
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The social characteristics that a society considers proper foor its males and females; maasculinity or feminity.
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Sex
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Biological characteristics that distinguis females and males, consisting of primary and secondary sex characteristics.
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