Reputational method
: individuals in the community are asked to rank other community members based on what they know of their character and lifestyle. Subjective method: individuals are asked to determine their own social rank. Objective method: social class is defined by income, occupation, and education.
Identify and describe the three types of social mobility.
Horizontal mobility: movement within a social class or
stratum. Vertical mobility: movement between social classes or strata. Intergenerational mobility: status differences between generations in the same family.
What is the reputational method?
The reputational approach is essentially
a sociometric
.
technique applied to a specific segment of the community
. Usually it involves requesting a group of about fifteen. “knowledgeables” (also known as “experts,” raters,” “in- formants,” or “judges”), representative.
SSS: Subjective Social Status measures include
perceptions of one’s social standing
using categories such as “working class” or “middle class,” or perceptions of one’s social position relative to others based on income, educational attainment and occupational prestige.
| A B | Reputational Method Technique used to rank individuals according to social class. This is done by asking individuals in the community to rank other community members based on what they know of their characteristics and life style. |
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It has assigned the quintiles from lowest to highest as lower class, lower middle class, middle class, upper middle class, and upper class.
What are the two basic types of stratification systems?
Two basic types of stratification systems exist today:
caste systems and class systems
. Systems of stratification range from closed, in which movement between ranks is difficult, to open, in which individuals are able to move between ranks.
Types of Social Mobility. Social mobility can be
vertical and horizontal, absolute and relative
, and between generations.
This occurs when
a person changes their occupation
but their overall social standing remains unchanged. For example, if a doctor goes from practicing medicine to teaching in a medical school, the occupation’s changed but their prestige and social standing likely remain the same.
Do members of the upper middle class hold white collar jobs?
Members of the upper middle class
hold white-collar jobs
. Social class that relies on public assistance. The reputational method is always the best method for determining social class. Intergenerational mobility is the status difference between generations in different families.
Who made up the upper class?
In the United States, those who lived—and continue to live—in leadership roles in society are often considered part of the upper class. These are people whose status has been passed down through generations. According to a 2018 study by Pew Research Center,
19% of American adults
were part of upper-class households.
When would the subjective or reputational method be preferred?
The reputational method is most useful in
figuring out the social structure of small groups where members of the population know each other
. The closer in relationship the members of a community are, the more accurate the class findings.
What are media executives editors or reporters called who open or close the gate?
Weegy:
Gatekeepers
are media executives, editors, or reporters called who open or close the gate on a particular story.
Operationalization of Social Class:
There are multiple ways in which one can operationalize social class. For example, one can use
home ownership, fathers’ education
, and fathers’ occupational SES score as separate indicators of social class.
A focus on objective social class entails a direct determination of a person’s social class based on socioeconomic variables
— mainly income, wealth, education and occupation
. A second approach to social class, the one that occupies us here, deals with how people put themselves into categories.
What is a lower middle class family?
A family earning
between $32,048 and $53,413
was considered lower-middle class. For high earners, a three-person family needed an income between $106,827 and $373,894 to be considered upper-middle class, Rose says.
