Assess The Relationship Between Sociology And Social Class

Social Class was also a very important topic that was discussed during the semester. Social Class is the allocation of society based on economic status. Sociologist Karl Marx believed that society consist of the upper class and the lower class. The upper class also known as the dominant group consists of those that are rich, and the lower class also known as the minority group consists of those that are poor. The upper class is also known as the capitalist, people that owns business. While the lower class is most likely working for the upper class. Max Weber, another sociologist, believes that this social class status is unfair because the rich only keep getting richer and the poor keeps getting poorer. In other words, there is no movement

on the social mobility ladder. We also discussed the gentrification of our school’s neighborhood between now and when we were freshman, how it affects new and old residents and the overall neighborhood. From what I have learned, gentrification often benefits the new then residents more than the old residents. New residents are more capable of afford things while the old residents are not able to keep up with the cost of living. The overall value of the neighborhood will increase and the increase of economic value. Gentrification affects the neighborhood and its residence in such away because new and bigger apartments are being built which are very costly. Also, more entertainment were implemented that only the rich and wealthy can afford, and the cost of living also increased. We then further discussed the inequalities between the rich and the poor. Being rich comes with many privileges. They are earning enough capital to maintain a comfortable lifestyle while working in office jobs, they are able to afford things such as education without using student loans, and they can afford healthy foods and healthcare. The poor on the other hand can barely make ends meet, they cannot afford college without some form of student loans or scholarships, which will then leave them in more death after college. They are not able to afford healthcare, their needs are not being considered by the government, they are working fulltime and receiving very low wages which forces them to be on public assistance, and they are working in jobs such as retails, janitors, etc.