Lesson 3

SOCIAL CLASS

Meaning
of
Social
Class
Meaning of Social Class
refers to a group of
refers to a group of

people
people
category of people who
category of people who
share roughly the same
share roughly the same
class, status, and
class, status, and
power
power
Refers to a set of
Refers to a set of
families that share
families that share
equal or nearly equal
equal or nearly equal
prestige according to
prestige according to
the criteria of
the criteria of
evaluation in the
evaluation in the
system of stratification.
system of stratification.

DETERMINANTS
DETERMINANTSOF
OFSOCIAL
SOCIAL
CLASS
CLASS
EDUCATION EDUCATION-

important factors
important factors
in determining
in determining
ones social class.
ones social class.
INCOME INCOMEdetermines the
determines the
lifestyle of its
lifestyle of its
member.
member.
INTELLIGENCE
INTELLIGENCE
OCCUPATION OCCUPATIONeducation, training,
education, training,
and work
and work
experience are
experience are

SOCIAL
SOCIALCLASS
CLASSas
asviewed
viewedby
by
Karl
Marx
Karl Marx
He believed that there were only two social
He believed that there were only two social

classes arising out of the productive system of

classes arising out of the productive system of
a society.
a society.
THE BOURGEOISE(Capitalist)
THE BOURGEOISE(Capitalist)
who owned productive property
who owned productive property

such
as
lands,
factories,
and
such as lands, factories, and
machinery.
machinery.
the aim of this is to increase and
the aim of this is to increase and
maximize
maximizeprofit
profitgained
gainedthrough
through
the
thelabor
laborof
ofothers.
others.


THE

THEPROLETARIAT(Worker)
PROLETARIAT(Worker)

- -constitute
constitutethe
theexploited
exploitedlaboring
laboring
class.
class.
this class did not have anything
this class did not have anything
except
excepttheir
theirlabor
labor
they sell their labor to the
they sell their labor to the
bourgeoisie
bourgeoisie
creates much surplus value for
creates much surplus value for
the
thebourgeoisie
bourgeoisie

Max
MaxWebers
WebersAnalysis
Analysisof
of
Social
SocialClass
Class
He had written his analysis on social class,
He had written his analysis on social class,

he formulated his own definition of social

he formulated his own definition of social
class.
class.

CLASS
CLASS
simply consists of individuals who
simply consists of individuals who

possessed similar economic standing within

possessed similar economic standing within
society.
society.
He used this class not to designate crude
He used this class not to designate crude
categories
categories
It is determined by wealth and is based on
It is determined by wealth and is based on
economic ranking.
economic ranking.

Status
Status
ranking of social
ranking of social

prestige and/or
prestige and/or
honor.
honor.
expressed upon
expressed upon
the lifestyle of
the lifestyle of
the individuals.
the individuals.
Each status
Each status
POWER
POWER
group often have
group often have
chance
of
people
frequent contact

chance
of
people
frequent contact
with one another.
to
with one another.
torealize
realizetheir
theirown
own

will
against
the
will against the
resistance
resistanceof
of
others.
others.

Social
SocialClasses
Classesin
inthe
thePhilippines
Philippines

UPPER
UPPERCLASS
CLASS
occupy high stable

occupy high stableposition

position
3% of total population who belong
3% of total population who belong
to
tothis
thisclass
class
high income, inherited wealth and
high income, inherited wealth and
economic
power
economic power


CLASS
MIDDLE
MIDDLE CLASS
25% of the total population
25% of the total population
indigenous physical type

indigenous physical type

received modest income
received modest income
the people are professionals and
the people are professionals and
semi-professionals
semi-professionals


LOWER

LOWERCLASS
CLASS
largest social class (72%)
largest social class (72%)

earning low incomes, living in a simple

earning low incomes, living in a simple

way,
way,and
andno
nosavings
savings
they live in a squatter areas all over
they live in a squatter areas all over
the
thecity
city
most of them are underemployed and
most of them are underemployed and
unemployed
unemployed

Reporters:
Marigie Legaspi
Ralph Allen Igaya
Donna Sher Javier