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Whats in Your Fridge? Status Symbols
Socioeconomic Status

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LaToya Ruby Frazier Grandma Rubys Refrigerator,
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Definitions of Terms
Term Definition
Social Class a statistical category to which people are assigned on the basis of income, occupation, or education
Status Symbol a possession that indicates a persons economic and/or social position/status. Similar to other symbols, status symbols get meaning from their cultural context.
Socioeconomic Status (SES) the social class of an individual or group measured by things such as education, income and occupation.
Social Stratification a system where individual or groups are ranked or graded into hierarchical categories layers based on wealthy, power, and prestige
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Status Symbols

• What are some status symbols common at our school?

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Things we need to consider

• Time of month
• Food inventory
• Other food in the home
• Take-out/eating out
• Eating patterns
• Number of people in the household (and their
  ages)

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LaToya Ruby Frazier Grandma Rubys Refrigerator,
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Whats Inside Your Fridge?