working class
economic sociology
sociocultural context and popular culture
social mobility
social structures
upper class
lower class
socioeconomic factors
macrosociological theories
group structure
social development and social behavior
intergroup relations
theories
Marxist and neo-Marxist theory
legal and ethical issues
identity (sociology)
social stratification
middle class
peasant class
ruling class
sub-proletariat
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]
social class
concepts