Income Divisions For Classes

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Income divisions for classes. In the study of economics and sociology a person s income or occupation has been shown to be related to various social trends and values the major types of socio economic groups are usually divided in terms of job responsibility as it correlated to income levels. Social class in the united states is a controversial issue having many competing definitions models and even disagreements over its very existence. Socio economic groups are divisions of people by income and occupation. Most researchers define class by income housing type and education.

Pew research center defines middle class as those earning between 67 percent and 200 percent of the median income which works out to income between 39 560 and 118 080. But people can make class markers out of anything from the way others speak to the way they dress even if it may be off the mark. The share of income captured by the middle class has. Social classes are hierarchical groupings of individuals that are usually based on wealth educational attainment occupation income or membership in a subculture or social network.

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