2. A. Determining Social Class

3.  Reputational Method- individuals in the community are asked to rank members of the community based on what they know their characters and lifestyles.  Subjective Method- individuals in the community are asked to rank themselves.  Objective Method- sociologists define social class using income, occupation, and education.

4. B. Social classes in the US.

5. 1. Upper Class  Less than one percent of the population, that owns a sizeable amount of the wealth 2. Upper Middle Class  a) High income business people and professionals. 3. Lower middle Class  a) White collar labor

6. 4. Working Class  a) Members hold jobs that require manual labor. 5. The working poor  a) Temporary or seasonal job- holder 6. The Underclass  a) Families that experience unemployment and poverty over several generations

7. C. Causes of Upward Mobility

8.  1. Technology  2. Changes in merchandising patterns  3. Increase in general level of education

9. D. Causes of Downward Mobility

10.  1. Changes in economy.