综合英语4-配套教学-Unit 6 Further Reading 1.docxVIP

WhatIsSocialClass?

IfyouaskmostAmericansabouttheircountry’ssocialclasssystem,youarelikelytogetablanklook.Ifyoupressthematter,youarelikelytogetananswerlikethis:“Therearethepoorandtherich—andthenthere’sus,neitherpoornorrich.”ThisisjustaboutasfarasmostAmericans’consciousnessofsocialclassgoes.Let’strytofleshoutthisidea.

Ourtaskismadesomewhatdifficultbecausesociologistshavenoclear-cut,agreed-ondefinitionofsocialclass(Sosnaudetal.2013).Aswasnotedinthelastchapter,conflictsociologists(oftheMarxistorie