Social Classes in the United States

Socio-economic status is only one way of describing the hierarchical system in the United States. Nonetheless, this class system is not perfect to classify all Americans, but it provides a general understanding of American society stratification. There are about 6 social classes in the United States.

The upper class is 1 percent of the American population and is usually composed of people with enormous genetic wealth (sometimes called "old money"). Members of the upper class can also have distinguishable last names such as Rockefeller, DuPont, Kennedy. Several members of the upper class work, but their wages are not their main income source. Most of the members of this class go to university. Maybe it is some of the most famous educational institutions in the country.

For example, the Kennedy family is a typical representative of sociable families. Joseph P. Kennedy built wealth in the 1920s and conveyed it to future generations.

Categories called new funding are relatively new aspects of social ladder, accounting for about 15% of the population. The new money includes people whose wealth is only one or two generations. Also known as emerging countries (French is "new rich"), they earn money, not inheriting it. Unlike members of the upper classes, they do not have families associated with old money.

Example: Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan, Bill Gates, other celebrities, athletes, businessmen belong to this category.

The wealth of nouveau deserves their own category because they earn so much money that they are very different from the lives of the later SES group. The new wealthy people do not have the daily economic problems that often plague others in society.

The lower rank of the United States refers to the individual at or near the lower boundary of the socio-economic class. As with all social classes in America, the definition of the lower class is loose, its boundary and definition is controversial. When used by social scientists, lower classes are often defined as service workers, low-level physical workers, and unemployed. People working in low-level occupations are often called poor people. Those who do not participate in the labor force and who rely on public assistance such as food stamps and welfare checks are considered to be poor, as they are often identified as members of the lower class as their primary source of income. In general, low-level personal work has little fame and economic compensation, and it is easy to satisfy work. These people often lack high school education

In my study, I discovered that there are different social classes in America depending on where you see. Perhaps the most obvious and perhaps best known are the six social classes used in the United States today. Below I wrote several facts that are useful for explanation and support of each course. Since men in the house can financially support the whole family (the "middle class"), the mothers of these families do not have a duty to work. Sometimes, there is a servant to help a woman doing work such as housework, cooking, cleaning, care for a child. This class also includes crew, chef, senior businessman (Schwartz). The middle class is under the trade category including businessmen and craftsmen.