History 103
HIS 103
Leanne Lanier
Instructor: Scott Shepard
August 19, 2012
In this paper I am going to identify and show the importance
of the different societies and classes in the world. There is a big
importance for some of the people in the world to be richer than
the average person.
"The American middle class is a social class in the United
States. While the concept is typically ambiguous in popular
opinion and common language use, contemporary social scientists
have put forward several, more or less congruent, theories on the
American middle class. Depending on class model used, the
middle class may constitute anywhere from 25% to 66% of
households." (wikepedia) So in this percentage we see that most
the people in america are in the middle class. Middle class has
always been the majority of the classes in societies. These are
people who usually have 2 people in the household that work in
these current days. However in the years in the past it was mostly
that 1 person (the man of the house) The women would stay home
have kids, cook, clean and sometimes take care of the farm and
house.
There has always been a low class in society. There has
always been a poor class. People who could not or did not work.
Alot of times they would be the "theives and poors". " The concept
of a lower class in the United States is used to describe those at or
near the lower end of the socio-economic hierarchy. As with all
social classes in the United States, the lower class is loosely
defined and its boundaries and definitions subject to debate and
ambiguous popular opinions." (Wikepedia)
The upper class in modern societies is the social class
composed of the wealthiest members of society, who also wield
the greatest political power. "The upper class is generally
contained within the wealthiest 1-2% of the
Leanne Lanier
Instructor: Scott Shepard
August 19, 2012
In this paper I am going to identify and show the importance
of the different societies and classes in the world. There is a big
importance for some of the people in the world to be richer than
the average person.
"The American middle class is a social class in the United
States. While the concept is typically ambiguous in popular
opinion and common language use, contemporary social scientists
have put forward several, more or less congruent, theories on the
American middle class. Depending on class model used, the
middle class may constitute anywhere from 25% to 66% of
households." (wikepedia) So in this percentage we see that most
the people in america are in the middle class. Middle class has
always been the majority of the classes in societies. These are
people who usually have 2 people in the household that work in
these current days. However in the years in the past it was mostly
that 1 person (the man of the house) The women would stay home
have kids, cook, clean and sometimes take care of the farm and
house.
There has always been a low class in society. There has
always been a poor class. People who could not or did not work.
Alot of times they would be the "theives and poors". " The concept
of a lower class in the United States is used to describe those at or
near the lower end of the socio-economic hierarchy. As with all
social classes in the United States, the lower class is loosely
defined and its boundaries and definitions subject to debate and
ambiguous popular opinions." (Wikepedia)
The upper class in modern societies is the social class
composed of the wealthiest members of society, who also wield
the greatest political power. "The upper class is generally
contained within the wealthiest 1-2% of the