Rich and Poor Flashcards
1
Q
What were the three classes?
A
Upper, Middle, Working classes
2
Q
What do these diff classes reflect?
A
his/her economic role within society and opportunities that result from it
3
Q
Upper class:
A
- status from family background and wealth created from ownership of areas of land farmed by others.
- dominated European political life
- wealth from work of others
4
Q
Upper class: what did they enjoy and how did they exhibit their wealth?
A
- members enjoyed high status, prestige and influence that didn’t reflect talent/ability.
- exhibited wealth through grand houses, servants, vacations, leisure pursuits, expensive clothes, access to education (private and tertiary)
5
Q
Middle class:
A
- ppl involved in development and control of industries and commercial ventures, and those in professions such as law/medicine.
- wealth/influence from own effort and work then family connections
- similar lifestyle of upper class, edu and political and social influence
6
Q
Lower class: what are the two types?
A
rural or urban
7
Q
What did the working class and provide and struggle with?
A
- provided labour of those who controlled nation’s resources
- endured low wages and inadequate living conditions
- (family) struggle for survival
- edu limited as need to contribute to family income
8
Q
What is the cause of poverty in countryside/rural?
A
poverty from seasonal nature of available work
9
Q
Urban working class life:
A
- lived in crowded conditions, sometimes 30 ppl in room
- often, family with house lease will sublet space as cant afford to pay rent
- privacy difficult to obtain, living condition unsanitary and disease common
10
Q
What did other classes feel of working class?
A
felt they deserved this fate and were lazy, undeserving and dishonest.
11
Q
Why was poverty cycle hard to break?
A
poor have low wages and few edu. opportunities, hard to break cycle
