CHAPTER 9 PREVIEW ACTIVITY

UPPER CLASS

UPPER MIDDLE CLASS

• Mostly are high-income business people and professionals.
• high degree in autonomy in their work

Lower Middle Class

most have work that doesn't involve manual labor.

have some sort of education and comfortable salaries.

WORKING CLASS

WORKING POOR

• these people have the lowest-paying jobs
• most lack of education and skills

THE UNDER CLASS

• THEY EXPERIENCE UNEMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY.
• PEOPLE WHO ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF SOCIETY.

WELFARE

• give assistance to those who had little or no income.
• it was need espacially after the great depression
• ( poor kids sleepin outside)

MEDICAID

• health care services to eligible elderly and disabled individuals and eligible low-income pregnant women, children and parents
• i know of medicaid my mom once had it
• (Medicaid symbol )

MEDICARE

• health insurance program for people age 65 or older
• i thinks a good program so elders dont have to work
• (People protesting for medicare)

POVERTY IN THE USA

• Deprived of basic human needs
• Lacking of money or possession
• not having food and water
• No shelter to live in or clothes to wear
• Destitution, no education