Even those below the so-called poverty line are willing to trade in their hard earned dollars (much needed for more important things of use-value) for highly regarded clothing labels in an attempt to buy their way into middle class society. ... Veblen's position (1899) was that the upper classes invented fashion to distinguish themselves from those below. ... But with the use of fashion labels, the lower classes are presented with a how to guide of living a rich materialistic lifestyle. ...

• Word Count: 1660
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The socio-economic map of Britain has always shown there to be a dramatic divide between the North and South of Britain in terms of standard of living and wealth in favour of the South. ... Firstly it means that many characters in the north will be deprived of many material effects and objects and live just above or below the poverty line. ... From a cultural perspective the North has traditionally, for reasons of education and standard of living, seen as less tolerant of the influence of continental changes in gender and society. ...

• Word Count: 1922
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A man who earns his living honestly and through hard work will always be trapped in poverty, but a man who earns his living through lies and cheating will be wealthy. ... He also soon learns that everyone steals from the people below them in the system. ...

• Word Count: 1462
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Most people, including those out of college, have a dream to be successful and living the American dream. ... That's according to the Census Bureau's latest count of 37 million people below the poverty line. ... Inequality continues to grow and those living in poverty are suffering more now than prior to the beginning of the century. The standards of living have become difficult because if someone in the family were to become ill then that means that family is going into bankruptcy due to all the medical payments. ...

• Word Count: 1946
• Approx Pages: 8
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He is a good boy living in a bad neighborhood while surrounded by violence and drugs. ... It is harder if not impossible for poor people living in bad neighborhoods to reach their goals than it is for an upper-middle class person living in a nice suburb. ... When taking the verbal section of the SAT a child from a household making below $10,000 would most probably receive a score of 446 while a child from a home that makes more that $100,000 would most likely to get a score of 559. ... When finishing high school most poor youth need to get a job to maintain living when he/she should be lookin...

• Word Count: 2472
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

Social Stratification and Social Class The definition of social stratification is the division of people into layers according to their relative power, property, and prestige. All nations practice social stratification, and always, the men are put before the women. There are three major systems...

• Word Count: 1432
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• Grade Level: High School

All progressive changes brought by capitalism ultimately influence the social lives of people, in this case improving the living standards. ... The profit can be attained because the cost of acquiring labor in the market is much below selling price of the merchandise in the market. ...

• Word Count: 1750
• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This dramatic adjustment in people's lives, which took place due to living in cities, caused many to take a look at the conditions they were living in. ... Marx believed this would happen radically as "the modern laborer sinks deeper and deeper below the conditions of existence of his own class and here it becomes evident that the bourgeoisie is unfit any longer to be the ruling class in society" (Marx). ...

• Word Count: 2151
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Upper Middle-Class - Members of the upper-middle class have substantially less wealth and prestige than the upper class, but a higher standard of living than the lower-middle class or working class... - Lower class households are at the greatest risk of falling below the poverty line if a job holder suddenly becomes unemployed. 4. ...

• Word Count: 2276
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School