Social Class

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This paper examines the sociologist's complex task of analyzing peoples' social class. The paper contends that the analysis does not only entail the recognition of one's living status in the society, one's professional degree ,or background in the work force. Analysis of social class needs to consider different factors and compare them in a group or collective method. The paper explains that such factors include the demography of the different classes, their psychological characteristics, their interaction, and their culture. The paper identifies the special purposes served by these components in analyzing and identifying social classes and structure.

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"According to history, and as analyzed by some sociologists, social classes are determined based on the differences of people. A class of a society is different from the other class. In that, the lower class group has lesser opportunities than the higher social class. This groupings or identification of social class is somehow inequitable to how the past and the present generation uses it. Although nowadays, grouping individuals into social class is diminishing, the meaning and characteristics of each class still remains based on peoples' standing in society - either they belong to the rich class or to the poor class of people. As can be found in many of our historical resources, social classes can be determined on several factors."

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