Final Summary/Reaction

My sociological research method for my Social Class presentation was a survey based on knowledge/abilities pertaining to all three social classes. While the surveys were anonymous, I asked for age, sex, and which class they believed that they belonged to. When they had finished the survey, I had the participants all tally up their results to see how many items they checked off in each section and had asked them if they were at all surprised with their results. I also recorded their personal reactions as to whether they believed the survey helped them to learn more about the differences between social class besides financial situations. As of 12/26, I have completely conducted my research, and have compiled all of my information to make a presentation. I plan to use Prezi to present my findings in this project. I enjoyed doing this project because I think the topic of Social Class is intriguing, especially with its prominence in the news lately relating to how it shapes the nation. I also enjoyed the opportunity to share this great insight of a survey with other people.

Final Research Update

As of 12/6/12, I have already started the first part of my project, which is handing out the surveys to various adults of different economical backgrounds, sex, and age. On the first page of the survey, I ask for these three things so I will be able to present the results and show the variation of survey results for different age groups, gender, and suspected class. So far, most people have classified themselves as being in the middle class, while checking off every statement in part 2. Every participant has checked off at least 1 criteria from each part, proving the hypothesis that every person belongs to each social class to some extent according to knowledge/abilities rather than power, property and prestige.

Research Update

For my Research, I am conducting a Social Class Survey. I made a cover page for the Survey which included the participant's age, sex, and what they believed was their current social class, regardless of all outside factors. I also made a results page which explained what the survey that they just took meant, and had space for them to tally up their results and realize that most people while characterizing themselves in only one social class usually have abilities/knowledge from all 3 classes, along with the question of whether or not they were surprised with their results. I have already given the survey to 5 people who have completed it and given it back to me. I plan to give out the rest of the surveys in the next two weeks and have them back before 12/25. With the information from the survey and the additional two pages that I added on, I will have a sufficient amount of information to make a presentation showing the results and percentages of different age groups and gender and report on the success or failure of the realization reactions for the intended purpose of this survey.

Strategy/Plan for Research

With my Social Class Questionnaire Survey, I plan to administer it to at least 20 different people of different ages, both male and female, and with suspected different incomes. Once I have the results of the different surveys, I will be able to compare and contrast all of the aspects of the survey in sync with the habits and daily lives of the participants. I will explain to them the true significance behind social class (power, prestige, and property) and ask additional questions such as whether they believed their outcome result was accurate to them or not. I will take all of the data and present it in a PowerPoint.  

Suggested Research Method/Why

For my second semester project on Social Class, I plan to use the 'What Social Class do you fall into?' (lower, middle or upper class) questionnaire survey. Since the questionnaire helps to pinpoint a certain social class that you are classified as, it also sees how capable you would be, and what aspects you would be knowledgeable about in the other two social classes. This will help me to see first, the overall percentage of the people that I survey's class ranking and second, what is it about the characteristics of the 3 social classes that define the participants' lives. This research method will help me to better understand how people really stand in their social class, aside from their income and status in society. 

**LAST BLOG POST... LOWER CLASS INCREASE STARTING TO APPEAR?**

Hello everyone, and welcome back to your weekly source for all current American social class news. Unfortunately, this will be the last blog post :( But as always you can always find up-to-date news on this topic on the news, internet, etc.

This week we will look at an interesting article that focuses mainly on the mostly ignored lower class. So far, since this recession has hit our country it seems as though all that is being talked about is how the rich are getting richer and the expansion of the middle class growing extremely large.This article is based on a recent study that shows that about 1/3 of Americans believe that they are now in the lower class. Not only that, but they also think that they were in this position before the official Recession hit. This is a very hard concept for most Americans to comprehend since we are predominantly middle class in this country. If we start to become a nation where lower class predominates, then we may lose our first-world status. Both candidates currently promise a tax break for middle class, yet no word has been said for the lower class. We will most likely see a lower or higher shift in the lower class population after the election.

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**PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE TALKS TAXES ON MIDDLE CLASS**

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Last night, during the presidential debate, in which citizens were allowed to personally ask the candidates questions, a frequent topic that arose was the topic of tax cuts. You can read and watch one of the discussions here. Most people in the audience that asked a question spoke about how they were in the middle class and wanted to know how their tax burdens would be reduced by both candidates. Both Romney and Obama agreed on lowering taxes for the middle class, however Romney believed that the taxes for the highest-income citizens would stay the same, while Obama believed that citizens earning over $250,000 should have a tax increase to help reduce the deficit. Both candidates claimed that the other's tax plan would increase the deficit. As of right now, it seems as though, according to their campaign promises, that whomever is elected society will see a break given for the middle class and potential tax raises in the higher class. So far no mention has been made as to the financial opportunities for the lower class. 
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