Links
these are unedited 5/20/02
US Government Census data on income
Data on prestige and occupation
http://www.abacon.com/sociology/soclinks/sclass.html
Allyn & Bacon: Social Class & Poverty
This site is a great source for links and resources. It has general links to social class & poverty, then it has specific links for hunger and homeless.
http://eric.uoregon.edu/publications/digests/digest083.html
Poverty and Learning - This site is an article from the ERIC Digest. It provides information on socio-economic status and its relation to education. Statistics of impoverished schools, and how it effects educational success are included in this article.
URL- http://www.pscw.uva.nl/sociosite/TOPICS/Inequality.html
Title- Social Inequalities and Classes - This site is a lead in to related articles. I chose the article by Edward Wolff entitle "How the Pie Is Sliced. America’s Growing Concentration of Wealth". The article is very informative and shows how wealth is divided not only in our nation but others as well. The article is very brief and easy to read.
http://www.spc.uchicago.edu/SocialClass/
This site offers a number of resources to scholars regarding issues related to social cleavage of class and class politics. It provides articles, links, and resources. A unique feature is the discussion network which provides an active forum for scholars to discuss ideas or research.
This site is constructed by a team of researchers at Youngstown State University devoted to working-class life and culture. The purpose of this site is to create a social space for conversations and analysis about the theories behing working-class life and culture.
http://www.hewett.norfolk.sch.uk/curric/soc/class/class.htm
This site is dedicated to the social class and stratisfication. This site provides information, education and resources on topics such as the registrar generals scale, new occupation scale, social diffrentiation, social mobility and the underclass. Newsletters, chat room, library and other resources are made available for further education.
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