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 Absolute Poverty  Lack of resources that result in hunger  Relative Poverty  Deficiency in material and economic resources compared to other parts of population  Extreme Poverty  Living on less than $1.25 a day

Poverty threshold = $23,021 for a family of 4 (single = $14,000) Basic needs Budget = $45,000 for a family of 4 Nearly 47 million Americans live in poverty That’s 15% of our population (poverty rate)  More than ¼ of the world’s population lives on less than $2 a day and about 2 % of the worlds people live on less than $1.25 a day 

  Write down your decisions and the results.  Reflection: What did you learn?

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 Social Stratification is the creation of layers of people who possess unequal shares of scares resources.  Each of the layers in a stratification system is a social class.  Social Stratification is often based on four dimensions: o Income o Wealth o Power o Prestige

 “For Karl Marx, the economy determines the nature of society.”  Income is the amount of money received within a given time period by an individual or group.  Wealth refers to all the economic resources possessed by an individual or group.  Answer this question: How unequally are resources distributed in the U.S.? WEALTH INEQUALITY IN AMERICA VIDEO

 Class consciousness is a sense of identification with the ideas and goals of a social class.

 Power is the ability to control the behavior of others, even against their will.  According to Karl Marx, those who own and control the wealth have the power in a society.  Max Weber argued that power can derive from expert knowledge as well. o Lawyers = political power o Doctors = power o Scientist = power

 Prestige is the recognition, respect and admiration attached to social positions. o Different based on culture. o People with similar levels of prestige tend to share lifestyles and tend to bring their children up in these lifestyles.  Because Americans value wealth and power, those who are prestigious in our culture are typically wealthy and powerful. “Prestige is like a powerful magnet that warps even your beliefs about what you enjoy. It causes you to work not on what you like, but what you’d like to like.” – Paul GrahamPaul Graham

What values make these individuals prestigious?

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 Functionalism?  Stratification assures that the most qualified people fill the most important positions.  In order to encourage individuals to strive for jobs that require more education and training, society placing a high level of prestige and wealth on them.

 Conflict theory?  Inequality exists because some people are willing to exploit others.  People don’t choose to be placed in a class, they are forced.  Thoughts?

 Symbolic Interactionism?  People are socialized to accept the existing stratification structure.  Those is lower classes tend to have lower self-esteem (looking glass self).

 Is it possible to move up in social class?

 Social mobility is the movement of people between social classes.  Horizontal mobility involves changing from one occupation to another at the same social class level.  Vertical mobility occurs when a person’s occupational status moves upward or downward in social class.  Intergenerational mobility is a change in class from one generation to the next.

 Caste Systems  “The only thing standing between any American citizen and success is talent, a willingness to work, and perseverance.”  Reality=these leaps are rare. Only small movements typically happen.  Upward mobility is actually decreasing.  Downwardly mobile people experience lowered self-esteem, despair, depression, feelings of powerlessness and a loss of a sense of humor.

Using one of the tools below, you are to create a 10 page children’s book that uses at least 5 key terms or main ideas from chapter 8. The story should also address a social problem with social stratification and social mobility. There are sample books on the back counter if you need a place to start. The book should have no spelling or grammar mistakes and be school appropriate. Possible Tools: Art supplies in classroom

Story Book Requirements ComponentPerfect Score Requirements Points Possible Points Earned Page Requirement The storybook is at least 10 pages in length. 5 Key Terms At least five key terms or ideas are correctly used in the story. 10 Content The story addresses a social issues regarding social stratification and social mobility. 10 Mechanics There are no spelling or grammar mistakes in the story. One of the suggested tools is used. 5 Totals 30

 With your group (1-3 members) create a 3 – 4 point plan that you think will fix the poverty problem.  Type your plan in a Google presentation or a Prezi.  Include AT LEAST two poverty statistics in your plan.