Problem 1: Explain the components of class as defined by the module and readings. How is class the outcome of not only income but education, family history, race, and other social factors?
Problem 2: How hard do you think it is for working-class and working-poor class members to make it into the middle-class? Hypothetically, what do you imagine would have to happen for a person from the working-class or working-poor class to move into the middle-class? What evidence from this module can you use to support your claims?
Problem 3: Is the "American Dream" a reality or more of a myth (as defined by Mantsios)? How do you personally make sense of the contradictions between democracy-government by the people resulting in social equality-and capitalism-the pursuit of individual profit and private ownership leading to social inequality?
Problem 4: In your peer response, challenge someone who may have claimed something different than you.