2. In the Philippines, there are social classes exist. Some of these individuals are part of the bourgeoisie or the upper class of the society and the proletariats whom are the less privilege due to their financial situation. These classes have something to do with the economic aspect of a certain country. This is for the reason that some of the countries are labelled as a low-income country depending on the natural resources and labor support.
a. What are the concepts observed in the situation?
b. How does these concepts contribute to economic inequality? (Answer in not more than 50 words)
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A. The lower class
The lower class is typified by poverty, homelessness, and unemployment. People of this class, few of whom have finished high school, suffer from lack of medical care, adequate housing and food, decent clothing, safety, and vocational training. The media often stigmatize the lower class as “the underclass,” inaccurately characterizing poor people as welfare mothers who abuse the system by having more and more babies, welfare fathers who are able to work but do not, drug abusers, criminals, and societal “trash.”
The working class
The working class are those minimally educated people who engage in “manual labor” with little or no prestige. Unskilled workers in the class—dishwashers, cashiers, maids, and waitresses—usually are underpaid and have no opportunity for career advancement. They are often called the working poor. Skilled workers in this class—carpenters, plumbers, and electricians—are often called blue collar workers. They may make more money than workers in the middle class—secretaries, teachers, and computer technicians; however, their jobs are usually more physically taxing, and in some cases quite dangerous.
B. social class, socioeconomic status, identity, self‐construal, personal control, empathy, prejudice, economic inequality
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