Families Pass Money and Opportunities Down: Adolescent Constructions of Social Class

Sabrina Williamson Sullenberger; Carol Hostetter; Leila Wood

doi:10.1080/10911359.2012.655617

Families Pass Money and Opportunities Down: Adolescent Constructions of Social Class

Sabrina Williamson Sullenberger, Carol Hostetter, Leila Wood

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Abstract

Poverty is a prevalent issue addressed by social workers and other helping professionals. When working to engage citizens in anti-poverty efforts, it is necessary to understand how people conceptualize social class. In this qualitative study, the grounded theory method is utilized to understand how adolescents describe and define social class. Adolescents view family of origin socioeconomic status, higher education opportunities, and social mobility as key factors that shape individual socioeconomic status.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	635-652
Number of pages	18
Journal	Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
Volume	22
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2012.655617
State	Published - Jul 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Poverty
adolescence
grounded theory

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Anthropology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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