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  2. Social class - Wikipedia

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    The common stratum model of class divides society into a simple hierarchy of working class, middle class and upper class. Within academia, two broad schools of definitions emerge: those aligned with 20th-century sociological stratum models of class society and those aligned with the 19th-century historical materialist economic models of the ...

  3. Social class in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The median wealth of married couples exceeds that of single individuals, regardless of gender and across all age categories. [11]It is impossible to understand people's behavior…without the concept of social stratification, because class position has a pervasive influence on almost everything…the clothes we wear…the television shows we watch…the colors we paint our homes in and the ...

  4. Erik Olin Wright - Wikipedia

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    Erik Olin Wright (February 9, 1947 – January 23, 2019) was an American analytical Marxist sociologist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, specializing in social stratification and in egalitarian alternative futures to capitalism.

  5. Social dominance theory - Wikipedia

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    The social tiers described by multiple intersectional theories of stratification become organized into hierarchies due to forces that SDT believes are best explained in evolutionary psychology to offer high survival value. [16] Human social hierarchies are seen to consist of a hegemonic group at the top and negative reference groups at the ...

  6. Who gets increased Social Security benefits? What to know ...

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    The move comes as Social Security recipients are receiving a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2025. Here is what to know about the bill and who will be eligible for the boosted benefits ...

  7. In 2025, the annual cost-of-living adjustment will be 2.5%, the smallest annual COLA hike since 2021 due to cooling inflation. For most Social Security beneficiaries, the new COLA goes into effect ...

  8. Standard Occupational Classification System - Wikipedia

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    The SOC was established in 1977, and revised by a committee representing specialists from across U.S. government agencies in the 1990s. [12] SOC codes were updated again in 2010, and on November 28, 2017, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a Federal Register notice detailing the final decisions for the 2018 SOC.

  9. Biden signs Social Security Fairness Act into law

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    President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law Sunday afternoon, marking what is expected to be one of the last major pieces of legislation of his presidency. Prior to ...