socioeconomic status

(noun)

Socioeconomic status (SES) is a combined economic and sociological measurement of a person's work experience and of an individual's or family's economic and social position in relation to others, based on income, education, and occupation.

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Examples of socioeconomic status in the following topics:

  • Socioeconomic and Racial Demographics

    • Political socialization experiences differ depending on group membership, such as socioeconomic status, gender, or geography.
    • Socioeconomic status is determined by people's levels of education, income, and occupation.
    • Oftentimes, they have been raised by parents who are of the same socioeconomic status, who socialize them to believe in the importance of political participation.
    • Describe the ways in which race, gender, socioeconomic status, and geographical region influence how people are politically socialized.

  • Socioeconomic Factors

    • Depending on socioeconomic factors like wealth, education, or occupation, people are more or less likely to vote.
    • Socioeconomic status (SES) is determined by an individual's level of education, income, and occupation.
    • Socioeconomic factors significantly affect whether or not individuals develop the habit of voting.
    • The most important socioeconomic factor affecting voter turnout is education .

  • Civil Rights of Immigrants

    • Immigrants are vulnerable to civil rights violations, often due to low socioeconomic status, language barriers, or xenophobia.
    • This trend is largely due to the high socio-economic status of Asian immigrants — compared to other groups, Asian immigrants tend to be well-educated, and second-generation Asian-Americans immigrants tend to have high incomes and educational attainment.
    • Discrimination in housing, employment, and education is legally prohibited, but continues to impact many immigrants, especially those who may be vulnerable due to a language barrier or their economic status.

  • Civil Rights of Native Americans

    • Despite these efforts, Native Americans still tend to have lower socioeconomic status and greater exposure to crime and abuse than other American groups.

  • Women vs. Men

    • Characteristics such as race, ethnicity, age and socioeconomic status tend to predict voting patterns better than gender.

  • Additional Factors: Gender, Age, Religion, Race, and Ethnicity

    • Today, black citizens vote at least as often as white citizens who share the same socioeconomic status.

  • Humanitarian Efforts

    • Humanitarian aid differs from development aid, which seeks to address the underlying socioeconomic factors leading to a crises.

  • The Effect of Low Voter Turnout

    • In developed countries, non-voters tend to be concentrated in particular demographic and socioeconomic groups, especially the young and the poor.

  • Asian Americans

    • In addition to being a diverse group, the Asian American community is also highly polarized in terms of its socioeconomic profile.

  • China

    • Three issues of particular importance in Chinese-American relations are economic trade, the contested status of Taiwan, and human rights.
    • -China relations, three issues of particular importance stand out: economic trade, the status of Taiwan, and human rights.