socioeconomic status
Social class position
Socioeconomic status is a measure of a person's or family's position in society based on income, education, and occupation.
Often abbreviated SES, it appears frequently in social science research examining how economic and social factors affect health, educational achievement, and life outcomes: Children from low socioeconomic status households face additional barriers to academic success.
The term bundles class markers that tend to cluster together.
- incomeRegular monetary receipts
- literacyAbility to read, write
- living wageIncome covering necessities
- safety netProtection against failure
- schoolingFormal education received
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socioeconomic statuspoverty
Severe lack of resources
underclass · upper class · lower class · disadvantage · deprivation
socioeconomic statusclasslessness
Lack of social hierarchy
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