The Social Class System
Question:
When you consider how far apart the conflict and functionalist views of the social class system is, your eyes must surely be drawn to the evidence each uses to support the divergent assessments. What about that evidence? What would count for evidence? What if anything might settle the disagreement among sociologists about the nature, the desirability, and the composition of our social class system? How can we tell whether there is sufficient upward social mobility in the U.S.? Answer:
The evidence is within the middle class. When the middle class wealth and population expands, social mobility is moving upward. The middle class stabilize the economy and maintain balance. It would seem less likely that a conflict between the
When you consider how far apart the conflict and functionalist views of the social class system is, your eyes must surely be drawn to the evidence each uses to support the divergent assessments. What about that evidence? What would count for evidence? What if anything might settle the disagreement among sociologists about the nature, the desirability, and the composition of our social class system? How can we tell whether there is sufficient upward social mobility in the U.S.? Answer:
The evidence is within the middle class. When the middle class wealth and population expands, social mobility is moving upward. The middle class stabilize the economy and maintain balance. It would seem less likely that a conflict between the