One way social classes are formed, and the most well known way, is by a person’s wealth. Henslin distinctly differentiates wealth from income, where wealth represents a person’s net worth while a person’s income stands for the flow of money (2014). Henslin look at the distribution of wealth in the United States and …show more content…
The people that are in the 1% of the nation in terms of wealth are also ranked high in terms of power and prestige. The “1%” is a term that has been increasingly used in the last few decades. With more disputes over government funding and proper support for the lower and working classes, the 1% have been highlighted as an example of unjustness in America. Many working class citizens in America are perplexed with how people can have such a large amount of control over the rest of the American’s. From government decision to what the media puts out, there are very few things that aren’t controlled by the one percent. However, it is not necessary to be in the 1% to excel in one of the other two areas of the social class