UPPER CLASS
Households with a net worth of $______ or more are identified as members of the upper class.
$1,000,000
What gender stereotype tends to be classified as; 'head of the household?'
Men/Males/Fathers/Sons
What are the two sub-groups for the Lower Class
Lower Class and Working Class
Redlined neighborhoods are most likely to be home to what population?
The minority population
What is Classism also known as? (Presentation)
Class discrimination
How do most members of the upper class accumulate their wealth?
Through investments and capital gains.
The middle class is made up of two sub-groups, what are they?
Upper Middle Class and Lower Middle Class.
What is the lower class known for?
Receiving minimum wage/lower income and having less education
In Tammy's story, what job does the mother work at? And how does she commute to work each day?
Burger King, and she walks to work because she does not have a car.
What are the three types of categories of classification. (Presentation)
Social Class, Racial Class, Gender Class
The rich constitutes roughly 5% of U.S. households and their wealth is largely in the form of ___ ___.
Home equity.
Members of the Upper Middle Class are influential in ____ _____ and _____ _____ ____
Setting trends and Shaping Public Opinion
The "Working class as well as working poor households may fall below the _______ line if an income earner becomes unemployed."
Poverty
Why doesn't the older brother associate with his younger brother in Tammy's Story?
Because the younger brother does not dress like the older brother who think's he is not lower class, but middle class.
What is the number one method of accumulating wealth?
Homeownership
What demographic of the upper class constitutes to roughly 0.9% of American households?
The super-rich.
What year had the middle class become a term, and by whom?
1745, James Bradshaw
What is the yearly annual salary for the lower class?
28,000 (Ranging from 20,000 to 30,000)
For Redlining, what was the city with the highest percentage of neighborhoods marked "hazardous" in 1930?
Macon, Georgia
What is the class for letter B of the British Audience Classification Chart? (Presentation)
B middle class