Types of Social Classes of People

Characterized by poverty

Homelessness, and unemployment

Lack of medical care

Lack of adequate housing and food

Lack of decent clothing, safety

Lack of vocational training.

The middle class are the “sandwich” class

They divide into two levels according to wealth, education, and prestige

The lower middle class

The upper middle class

The upper middle class: such as doctors, lawyers, stockbrokers, and CEOs.

The lower middle class: such as managers, small business owners, teachers, and secretaries.

Comprising only 1 to 3 percent of the United States population

The upper class holds more than 25 percent of the nation's wealth.

This class divides into two groups:

lower‐upper

upper‐upper

The lower‐upper class includes those with “new money.

Money made from investments, business ventures, and so forth.

The upper‐upper class includes those aristocratic

They are people with “old money” who have been rich for generations.