The working-class school, the lowest class, takes up about 38.6 percent of U.S. families. In this class parents have an average income of about twelve thousand dollars or less. ... There average income somewhere between thirteen and twenty-five thousand. ... This class consists of 7 percent of the U.S. population, where the parents have an average income of forty to eighty thousand dollars. ... Majority of families belong to capitalist class. ...

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Manchester's working conditions contrasts to Costa Rica's meaning that workers from Manchester would be exploited and would work an average of 17 hours a day for 6 days a week; opposite to Manchester, Costa Ricans work an average of nine-ten hours a day for six days a week, but in Costa Rica workers get paid extra hours unlike in Manchester workers wouldn't get paid for those extra hours. ... There are many houses in the central valley in San Jose, most of these houses are decent, but some are not, some are clean and owned by hard working people, these houses usually have 2-3 r...

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Her previous life had been comfortable; she now lives with her two children, working as a waitress while spending what little free time she has going to night school on top of the responsibilities of attending to her home and family. She finally ends up graduating with good grades, yet can still not find a job that pays higher than her job at the restaurant, so she takes on a second job as a grocery checkout person, still barely able to make ends meet for her family. ... However it seems as though nearly everyone living in this nation has illusions about living in the capitalist "l...

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The story is about a man named Jurgis and his family coming to America. ... Jurgis and his family took a tour of Packingtown. ... But, misfortune falls upon the family again. ... The rest of the family is stricken with numerous illnesses. ... History has always stated the deplorable conditions of the average worker at the turn of the century. ...

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For one thing, the average Victorian was much more likely to defer to the opinions of his "elders and betters" than to question them or think out his own, which is to say that the tradition of respect for the upper classes survived for a long time. ... Faced with such expectations, the average man was glad to take his ideas from the periodical. ... To be bored was the privilege of wives and daughters in upper and middle class families in which feminine idleness was treasured as a status symbol. ... A governess could expect no security of employment, only minimal wages and an ambiguous status...

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'If you are from a family of underachievers, it follows that you will be the same' (Ball, 1981). ... Research by the Department of Education into the performance of children at the earliest age of education shows children from families where there is a higher than average income, perform better and are better prepared for education. 'Children aged three and coming from families that had a high annual income were twice as likely to succeed as children aged three who come from families with the lowest annual income' (Hill, 2015). ... 'Children aged three and coming f...

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The upper class is the very wealthy, the middle class is the average of the society, and the lower class is the poorer people of the society. ... In the capitalist class there is a strong sense of family. Their family history is important. ... That is another way money stays in the family. ...

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The average US citizen of 2050 is likely to be older than the average citizen of today, and almost one in five people will be 65 or older. ... - In addition to having autonomy in their work, above-average incomes, and advanced educations, the upper middle class also tends to be powerful; members are influential in setting trends and shaping public opinion. 3.2.3. ...

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According to economist James Galbraith, the low minimum wage is not good for the families. ... They will have more income to support their families. ... According to United States Department of Labor, a raise in the minimum wage does not affect the average income per person in the U.S in a bad way. ... With a raise in the minimum wage, many families can better support their children economically. ... I mean, why not raise the minimum wage and be helpful to students, families, economy and working class? ...

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The average work day was 12 to 15 hours per day, and the work week was six, and sometimes even seven days a week. ... These families did not know what they were getting themselves into. ... Trying to feed families became a very big burden at the time. ... Women and Children were even forced to go to work in order to keep up with the family burdens. Most families during this time also faced the consequence of having to live in 1 room apartments, and having to share houses with many families. ...

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They also like having their own family contrary to whatever Marx says about have one big universal family because the only point of a family is for reproduction. ... One of the main problems that defies human nature is that someone will always want to be the ruler or leader and in this case, the government would take all the average non-aristocratic people's money and become very rich and form the two classes of a communist society. ...

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He grew up in a family that was constantly discussing about politics, which allowed him to be aware of what was going on. Stiglitz told interviewers, "I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely. ... Stiglitz writes "By 2007 the average after tax income of the top 1 percent had reached $1.3 million, but that of the bottom 20 percent amounted to only $17,800. ... 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. ......

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Marx states this wage is the cost of bare subsistence for the Proletariat and his family. ... On the subject of the condition of the wage laborer, Marx argues that, "the average price of wage labor is the minimum wage, i.e. the quantum of the means of subsistence which is the absolutely requisite to keep the laborer in bare existence as a laborer" (24). ...

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The end of World War II brought thousands of young servicemen back to America to pick up their lives and start new families in new homes with new jobs, and American industry expanded to meet peacetime needs. ... More leisure time and greater general prosperity led to greater participation in athletic activities for the average person and added large numbers of fans to all types of professional sports. ...

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Charon states that the fundamental reasons why societies are unequal are the division of labor, social conflict, institution of private property and ability to accumulate wealth, and power, prestige, and privilege (Charon 69). Jonathon Kozol in his article "Savage Inequalities" describes the societi...

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How would a Political scientist explain the outcome of the 2001 General Election? In Great Britain, the law states that, because we are a democracy, the electorate should consist of all British citizens over the age of 18, other than immigrants, criminals and the insane. Other than the aforementioned, parties, Britain has Universal Suffrage and is a democracy, meaning that everyone has a right to vote and freedom of speech. To win a General Election, a party must win more seats in the House of Commons than any other rival party. To win seats in parliament, you must receive the majority of v...

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