1. ''CLASSISM IN THE U.S'' PT.1 BY(:JOSE)(TORRES) PERIOD7,SOCIOLOGY SOURCE:MR.RUBEN MEZA (2012)

3. THE ELITE CLASS:THE RICHEST AND MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY. THE LIVE IN A WORLD OR THEIR OWN.

4. THE UPPER CLASS:PEOPLE WHO HAVE SO MUCH WEALTH THAT THEY DONT HAVE TO WORK MUCH TO KEEP THE UPPER CLASS STAUS.

5. the middle class: usually paid by salary, ''white collar''workers. individuals earning at least $45,000 per year; family of 4 earning at least $65,000 per year. not working means losing middle class status.

6. the working class:''blue collar'' wage workers. includes semi skilled and labor.

7. the poverty class: people living below the poverty line. including minimum wage workers. 1 person earning less than $19,000 per year; family of 4 earning less than $25,000 per year.

8. the under class: people who live in destitution outside of the system, often without addresses or phone numbers.