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Social Class The theory of social class is a socio-economic syllabus that sets the criteria of social divides in society. It uses issues such as culture, social norms values and occupation in terms of the income generated from this, in order to place people in an echelon of society that best describes them. Throughout the world, the theory of class has different impacts and criteria. However in America the social hierarchy is made up of four social divides: The 'Upper Class' whose social status is perceived via their material wealth and social respect, the middle class whose main characteristic is their professional standing in the occupation fields i.e. doctors and lawyers, the lower / working class who are perceived through their normative laid back behaviour, and the underclass who are seen as the outcasts in the whole social system. The way in which people perceive these classes divides is as a result...

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