Class refers to a socio-economic status (SES) or position. Traditionally, class refers to the socio-economic tier you fall into.

Class refers to a socio-economic status (SES) or position. Traditionally, class refers to the socio-economic tier you fall into. Class also refers to the social structural position that any group holds relative to the economic, social, political and cultural resources of society. This means that class is not just about individual resources, but is about the relationship between class groups and whole social systems. It is indicated by who controls society’s money, who controls labor processes, and who controls the production and distribution of goods and services. Given this information explain the following in detail:

1.) Explain the components of class. How is class the outcome of not only income but education, family history, race, and other social factors?

2.) How hard do you think it is for working-class and working-poor class members to make it into the middle-class? Hypothetically, what do you imagine would have to happen for a person from the working-class or working-poor class to move into the middle-class?