working class
type: Concept
broader: social class

economic sociology
type: Concept
related: social class

sociocultural context and popular culture
type: Concept
related: social class

social mobility
type: Concept
broader: social class

social structures
type: Concept
related: social class

upper class
type: Concept
broader: social class

lower class
type: Concept
broader: social class

socioeconomic factors
type: Concept
related: social class
narrower: social class

macrosociological theories
type: Concept
related: social class

social class
type: Concept
related: group structure
related: economic sociology
related: macrosociological theories
related: social development and social behavior
related: sociocultural context and popular culture
related: socioeconomic factors
related: intergroup relations
related: theories
related: Marxist and neo-Marxist theory
related: social structures
related: legal and ethical issues
related: identity (sociology)
broader: socioeconomic factors
broader: social stratification
narrower: middle class
narrower: social mobility
narrower: peasant class
narrower: lower class
narrower: working class
narrower: ruling class
narrower: sub-proletariat
narrower: upper class
definition: Social class status has a pervasive influence on the criminal justice system and on both offenders' and victims' experiences with the system. The criminal justice system devotes much of its resources to controlling and punishing individuals of low socioeconomic status—a status indicated by variables such as unemployment, homelessness, and educational achievement—who have committed so-called street crimes. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Social Class]

group structure
type: Concept
related: social class

social development and social behavior
type: Concept
related: social class

intergroup relations
type: Concept
related: social class

theories
type: Concept
related: social class

Marxist and neo-Marxist theory
type: Concept
related: social class

legal and ethical issues
type: Concept
related: social class

identity (sociology)
type: Concept
related: social class

social stratification
type: Concept
narrower: social class

middle class
type: Concept
broader: social class

peasant class
type: Concept
broader: social class

ruling class
type: Concept
broader: social class

sub-proletariat
type: Concept
broader: social class

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: social class