Addison Darush
5th hour
Sociology
10/5/17
U.S. Social Structure vs. Mughal Social Structure While the United States and the Mughal Empire don’t have much in common, they do share stratification. The Mughal Empire separates their social classes up in groups called castes according to their Hindu beliefs and possibly because of their past. The U.S. has many social and economic classes that make up their society. In the U.S. there are six social classes. The six social classes include the upper class, the middle class, the working class, the lower class, and the underclass. The upper class is divided into two groups, the upper-upper class, who’re earning hundreds of millions to billions per year, and the lower-upper class who’re
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The working class earns about $19,000 to $45,000 per year. The lower-class is divided into working poor who’re earning $9000 to $18,000 per year and the underclass who’re under $9000 per year. The upper class has vast accumulated wealth and significant control over corporations and political institutions, and their privilege is usually inherited. The corporate elite consists of high-salaried stockholders, such as corporate CEOs, who did not necessarily inherit privilege but have achieved high status through their careers. The upper-middle class consists of highly educated salaried professionals whose occupations are held in high esteem, such as lawyers, engineers, and professors, the middle class, which is the largest social class, is generally thought to include people in mid-level managerial positions …show more content…
Agra was the capital of the Mughal Empire whereas Persian was the main language spoken by the people. The Mughals were mainly known for their rules, governance and dynasty. Like every other society or culture, there was a social hierarchy of tree of order followed among the Mughals and ancient Mughals as well. The society was divided into several segments or parts, each with its own importance, responsibilities, reputation and functions. At the top of the social hierarchy was the rich class who lived a luxurious life and had everything that wanted. This class ruled over the Indian subcontinent and made the rules, policies, and laws. They were headed by the King and emperor. The king made all the final decisions, and was the supreme power over the peoples. The hierarchy for this class goes like this, King, king’s council, decision makers, wazirs, queen, prince, princess, king’s grandsons and granddaughters, and the relatives of the king. The Middle class is right under the rich class on the hierarchy pyramid. The Middle class was the class of nobles who had high paying jobs and lived a comfortable lifestyle. They worked hard in the day and spent during the other parts of the day. They often owned their own land and worked for the king in some way, shape or form. The hierarchy for this class goes like this, merchants,
America’s classes appear to be split up in three sections: Upper, Middle, and Lower class. People categorize each other depending on what they wear, where they live, who they associate with, and what jobs they have. Income and wealth have a substantial part of the American class.
The Vaishya were artisans, merchants and cultivators with land, who farmed for a living. Next up were the Shudrhas who worked for higher class citizens with land as serfs, and lastly the untouchables who sometimes weren’t even considered part of the caste because of how low they were, working with feces and dead bodies. The Indians had an idea of dharma which was to keep loyal to their jobs. The caste system appealed more to the Brahmins because they were on top and this helped them rule the region, everyone respected them, limiting the amount of potential riots to occur like it did in many other countries such as China. The Han Dynasty had so much wealth and land distribution problem that it caused a massive upheaval, also known as the Yellow Turban Uprising occurring during the 2nd and 3rd century C.E. Large masses of peasants revolted against the government because they didn’t like the way the wealthy had numerous amounts of rich land, weakening their central government. In India this problem didn’t occur and their government stayed stable because no
Social class is defined by your economical standpoint in our society. There are around 6 social classes in the United States; Upper class, new money, middle class, working class, working poor, and poverty level. The upper class is at the top of the United States, it also makes up about one percent of the U.S. New money falls in line behind the upper class, this refers to people whose wealth has accumulated recently or has only been around for a generation or two. New money makes up about fifteen percent of the society. Middle class includes about thirty-four percent of the population; the members of middle class are mostly in professional jobs. These people could include managers, doctors, lawyers, professors and teachers; It’s likely that
It is said that the United States is made up of around six different social classes, however the three main classes are better known as the Upper, Middle, and Lower class. The three remaining classes are better known as subcategories for each of the main classes. These subcategories help break the classes up giving them their individual class.
The social class structure in America is generally divided into mainly three strata: The rich constituting the upper class, the moderately affluent category comprising the middle class, and financially and socially backward people who form the lower class. There are also superimposing areas like the upper-middle class and the lower-upper class. The stratification is based on the social as well as economic environments. Although these classifications and entry to these statuses are not fixed, these three classifications give an overall perceptive of the social classification in the United States of America. (study.com)
The Indians were organized into class societies (with few possible exceptions among the more rudimentary societies) and the poor were ground under the heel of the rich. This system was sanctioned by the Indian laws and customs, and based on the inequalities of land ownership.
In the United State there are six different social classes. The Upper-Upper class consists of the top one percent in America. This is the families who have been rich for generations. The Lower- Upper class is people who have new money like celebrities and professional athletes. This makes up the top two percent of America. The Upper-Middle class is people who have high education and good paying careers, like doctors, lawyers, and other people with doctoral and professional degrees. This class makes up ten percent of the American population. The Lower-Middle class makes up twenty-eight percent of the population. This class consists of profession like teachers, social workers, and accountants. The fifth major social class in America is the Working class, which makes up thirty-five percent of the population. This class has both skilled and unskilled laborers. The last class is the Lower Working class which is people who are poor or near poor, unskilled and uneducated Americans. This class makes up for twenty-five percent of the population in
The caste system is divided into four categories the Brahams, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, the Shudras, and the Dalit (untouchables). Each category has a ranking and role; the rankings are followed respectively. Correlating directly to the caste, where you are ranked in the caste system sets the tone for one’s wealth, the higher up one is on the caste system has a direct association with having more wealth (Rao, 2010). This correlation is seen throughout history, even in modern Hinduism. This is due to social ranking and having a higher power within the caste system will allow one to have more connections, for example, politicians are ranked highly within the caste system, with these connections, they typically have an abundant amount of wealth. Being higher up in the caste system will give an unfair advantage, typically, because those who are born into a higher caste system rarely struggle to find fruitful jobs as those within lower caste system do. The varnas has a fifth category, the untouchables, who’s job entitles to do the unwanted jobs, the untouchables are not to interact with any other groups (Independence Hall). The untouchables represent poverty in the caste system, they are the impoverished class, with little to no currency to provide for
He was highly educated, and could see a path to greater Indian participation within the British Empire. Several other groups might have also seen the value of a Western education. Other groups might have wanted the British to leave. In addition, the lower castes encompassed the majority of the Indian population. For centuries, they had acknowledged that if they followed the rules of their caste, they would be elevated in the next life. These low caste people were used to subjugation, and submitted to the gradual rise of the British East India Company. They lost their chance to rise through the caste system, however. When the British traders arrived, they spoke with the highest caste of Indians, who followed Hinduism more closely than the lower castes. The British set the previously pliable caste system into stone. Standardizing the caste system cemented the priests and warriors at the top of society, and guaranteed that they would receive an
In India, there was of course a social structure. The main social structure was called the Caste System. This was a system created by the Aryans in order to keep Indians under control. It affected the lives of many, ranging from high-level priests to the Untouchables. This system decides your job, who you marry, and who you talk to.
The class system is commonly known throughout the world, although some countries admit its existence and adhere to it more readily than others. In the US, sociologists have broken down the typical three classes of upper, middle and lower into six classes: upper/super class, upper middle, middle, working, working poor, and underclass. These groupings better illustrate the current state of society, and the variances that exist between them.
Which social class do you belong to? Social classes, the building blocks of status all around the world. They have been a significant part of history for many years. As a way of life for many people around the world, the ones born in higher classes got thrones while others work as servants.The social classes, which are prominent in today’s world, are the upper class, middle class, and lower class. The upper class has people with the most money out of the three groups and consists of the smallest population. The lower class makes the least amount, however, they have the largest population. The middle class, of course, is a good medium between the two, even though they still work under the upper class. Nonetheless, social classes shouldn’t divide people by allowing a group of people seem more superior than the rest and get rid of equality for everyone.
Another interesting societal system the Mughal Empire implemented was an honorific ranks or “mansabs” . The mansabs were given to officers within the imperial service, and each individual was assigned a numerical rank within the empire. Akbar was the leader who implemented this system, and was using his knowledge of his lineage. The Mongols used this “decimal ranking
husband wanted. Although, after the arrival in India, the Aryans made four man castes: Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras. It was the higher the class, the closer to god and the wealthier. As trade expanded, many people didn’t fit into the caste so they were put into guilds. Guilds were corporates that watched over prices and wages for industries. If anything was to get out out hand, hey had something known as jati. Jati maintained social order in India. The caste system and family life helped empires expand and create a strong empire.
There are four main class categories the upper class, middle class, working class, and the underclass. The upper class is approximately 5% of the population. The upper class consists of the very wealthy; people who make $300,000 a year. The middle class is made up of approximately 20% of the population; these people are