The American upper class described the sociological ideology concerning the status of the "top layer" of society in the United States. According to famed American sociologist W. Lloyd Warner, the upper class may divided into the upper-upper class and the lower-upper class. The former term being applied to established families of great wealth, while the latter is used to describe the nouveau riche.^[1] Social interactions and their consequences are the subject of sociology. ... William Lloyd Warner (b. ... Wealth in the United States is commonly measured in terms of net worth which is the sum of all assets, including home equity minus all liabilities. ...

Social class and income

Also, it should be noted that class status and wealth can be two different things. Someone might have a great deal of wealth, but be members of the middle- or lower-class. Those taking the functionalist approach to sociology and economics view existence of classes as necessary^[2] in order to distribute persons so that a) only the most qualified are able to gain positions of power and b) all persons fulfill their occupation duties to the greatest extent of their ability. In order to make sure that important and complex tasks are handled by qualified and motivated personnel, society offers incentives such as income and prestige. The more scarce qualified applicants are and the more essential the given takes is, the larger the incentives will be. income and prestige which are often used to tell a person's social class are merely the incentives given to that person for meeting all qualifications to complete an important takes that is of high standing in society due to its functional value.^[3] This graphic shows the distribution of gross annual household income. ... A monument to the working and supporting classes along Market street in the heart of San Franciscos Financial District, home to tens-of-thousands of professional and managerial middle class workers each day. ... A social class is, at its most basic, a group of people that have similar social status. ... This graphic shows the distribution of gross annual household income. ... This graphic shows the distribution of gross annual household income. ...

"It should be stressed... that a position does not bring power and prestige because it draws a high income. Rather, it draws a high income because it is functionally important and the available personnel is for one reason or another scarce. It is therefore superficial and erroneous to regard high income as the cause of a man's power and prestige, just as it is erroneous to think that a man's fever is the cause of his disease... The economic source of power and prestige is not income primarily, but the ownership of capital goods (including patents, good will, and professional reputation). Such ownership should be distinguished from the possession of consumers' goods, which is an index rather than a cause of social standing." -Kingsley Davis and Wilbert E. Moore, Principles of Stratification. Image File history File links Cquote1. ...

As mentioned above, income which is one of the most prominent features of social class, is not one of its causes. In other words, income does not determine the status of an individual or household but rather reflects upon that status. income and prestige are the incentives in order to fill all position with the most qualified and motivated personnel possible.^[3] Image File history File links Cquote2. ... This graphic shows the distribution of gross annual household income. ... This graphic shows the distribution of gross annual household income. ...

"If... money and wealth [alone] determine class ranking... a cocaine dealer, a lottery winner, a rock star, and a member of the Rockefeller family-are all on the same rung of the social latter... [yet most] Americans would be unwilling to accord equal rank to a lottery winner or rock star and a member of one of America's most distinguished families... wealth is not the only factor that determines a person's rank." - William Thompson, Joseph Hickey; Society in Focus, 2005.[2] Image File history File links Cquote1. ...

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Social class at a glance

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Demographics of the United States

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References

1. ^ Warner, Lloyd, Marchia Meeker, Kenneth Eells (1949). What is Social Class in America, Lloyd Warner. New York, NY: Irvington Publishers.
2. ^ ^{a b} Thompson, William, Joseph Hickey (2005). Society in Focus. Boston, MA: Pearson. 0-205-41365-X.
3. ^ ^{a b} Levine, Rhonda (1998). Social Class and Stratification. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. 0-8476-8543-8.