Many Americans used to believe themselves to be middle class. Discuss why you believe in the American class system, so many aspire to be members of the middle class. Give an example of yourself or someone you know using the objective approach to measure socioeconomic status. Explain where in the American class structure you would classify that individual. Use the following link and give yourself a mark for each point that applies to you (you may not alter the website but you can copy and paste the assessment into a word document to help keep track). Which category do you have more marks in? Explain whether you believe the concept of habitus is a valid way to measure the more intangible aspects of social class and why: https://www.asanet.org/sites/default/files/savvy/introtosociology/Documents/Hidden%20Rules%20of%20Social%20Class.htm () Watch the following video and answer the following question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v＝CPXm7N2HA_Q () From the above video apply the concept of the feminization of poverty and explain how women and children face unique challenges that may result in homelessness and poverty, as described in the video. Use the following link and fill out the data for your situation (estimates are fine): https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/02/09/opinion/minimum-wage.html?smid＝tw-share&_r＝0 () Discuss what you found and whether you believe that a minimum wage is a useful tool when trying to address absolute poverty. Make sure to make clear your understanding of the concept of absolute poverty in your response. The Culture of Poverty theory has been criticized as a form of victim-blaming for the poor. Discuss whether you believe this is a valid critique and whether you agree with the theory, as well as why you do or do not agree. Examine your own life and that of your immediate family. How much intergenerational mobility have you experienced compared to your parents and grandparents? What sort of structural or demographic factors (not individual) do you think influenced your family’s mobility? Modern Functionalism focuses on the work of Davis and Moore. The Davis-Moore thesis states that stratification plays an important function in society, by giving greater rewards to more demanding and more important jobs. Describe some of your own examples of jobs (not from the book) that support this thesis. Describe some examples of jobs (not from the book) that refute this thesis. A meritocracy is an ideal system of social stratification, in which social standing corresponds to personal ability and effort. Research shows there are no completely pure meritocracies in the world. How would Conflict Theory explain why there is no pure meritocracy? In your own words, what influences a person′s social position, besides personal ability and effort, according to Conflict Theory? Find and provide a link to an article or video clip that you believe illustrates one of the theories examining global inequality (modernization theory, dependency theory, or world-system theory [pick one]). Explain why your source is an example of the theory you chose.