Describe social stratification and mobility in the United States

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What you’ll learn to do:

• Understand the U.S. class structure
• Describe several types of social mobility
• Recognize characteristics that define and identify class

Learning Activities

The learning activities for this section include:

• Reading: Standard of Living
• Reading: Class Structure in the United States
• Reading: Social Mobility
• Self-Check: Social Stratification in the United States