Ways of Learning About the Social World

Ways of Learning
About the Social World

Table of Contents
Topic: Class and Ethnicity ..............................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

Topic: Class and Ethnicity
INTRODUCTION
Social class is also called as class in which group of people within society who possess
the similar socio-economic status. In addition to this, beside of being essential in social theory
concept related to class is related to collection of individuals who is sharing economic
circumstances which mainly utilise in censuses as well as studies of social mobility (Simandan,
2018). On the other hand, ethnicity is named as social category of people who determine each
other on the basis of attributes which are shared as it provides assistance distinguish people from
others like language, history, culture, nation, religion and many more. This essay is based on
topic “Class and Ethnicity”. For better understanding of topic several theoretical frameworks
will be going to implement as it provides assistance in determining each and every factor of class
and ethnicity.
MAIN BODY
Social science is group or team of academic disciplines which is dedicated for examining
society as well as branch of social studies provide assistance in understanding how interaction
take place among people within each other, develop as culture, influence the world, behave and
many more in relation of same. In simple terms it can be said that social science provide
assistance in explaining that how society works, exploring things from triggers of economic
growth as well as reasons related to unemployment which result in making people happy. Social
science play important role in relation of both social class as well as ethnicity.
Social class is referring as the group of people with in particular society that are living
with same socio-economic status. Class is significant classification of people into different parts
as per their social class (Manstead, 2018). There are different types of social class such as upper
class, upper middle class, lower middle class, working class and poor. As per the type of social
class, group of individuals with same type of economic position are combined together. Social
class is considered as one of the important concepts which discuss sociologist and it is yet define
other illusive.
This is developed by Karl Marx who is social, political and economic philosophy. This is
effective model in order to determine and analyse the effect of capitalism regarding labour,
productivity as well as economic development. This model includes the struggle between social
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