A COMPARISON OF TWO MEASURES OF SOCIAL CLASS

dc.contributor.advisorAmey, Fosteren_US
dc.contributor.authorCoghlan, Kevin Patricken_US
dc.contributor.committeememberCarter, Craigen_US
dc.contributor.committeememberHinote, Brianen_US
dc.contributor.departmentSociologyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-02T18:46:16Z
dc.date.available2014-06-02T18:46:16Z
dc.date.issued2013-03-29en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to examine whether a significant difference exists between two different measures of social class. Respondents' self-reports of social class were compared to their classification based on a social class index derived from socioeconomic indicators. This study found a significant association between the two measures of social class. Except for those classified as upper class by the social class index, most respondents tended to over-report their social class. Furthermore, this study found that the divergence between the two measures was significantly associated with educational attainment for non-Whites and Whites. Differences between self-reported social class and classification by the social class index tended to diminish as the level of educational attainment increased for under-reporting and matching reporting; however, it increased for over-reporting. The hypothesis that the effect of education on the difference between self-reported social class and the social class index will follow a different pattern within levels of race was rejected for respondents with less than a high school diploma; however, the hypothesis was supported for respondents who had a high school diploma or attended college. The findings demonstrate the complexity of measuring and predicting social class.en_US
dc.description.degreeM.A.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/3518
dc.publisherMiddle Tennessee State Universityen_US
dc.subjectObjectiveen_US
dc.subjectOver-Reportingen_US
dc.subjectSelf-Reporten_US
dc.subjectSocial Classen_US
dc.subjectSubjectiveen_US
dc.subjectUnder-Reportingen_US
dc.subject.umiSociologyen_US
dc.thesis.degreegrantorMiddle Tennessee State Universityen_US
dc.thesis.degreelevelMastersen_US
dc.titleA COMPARISON OF TWO MEASURES OF SOCIAL CLASSen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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