- Insecure and low-wage jobs (janitorial, cleaning services, manual labor, landscaping, restaurant support)
- Jobs do not usually provide benefits
-Have unpredictable and inflexible work schedules so income may vary from week to week

Working Poor

- Part time workers, unemployed or inconsistent and unreliable work opportunities 
- May rely on public assistance benefits 

Underclass

- Working poor
- Underclass
- People in these classes may have some education but not usually more than a high school diploma

University of Connecticut

Dennis Gilbert's model of class structure relies on income, occupation, and education. 

- There are 6 social classes that are situated within 3 broad categories:
- Privileged classes
- Majority classes
- Lower classes

The Social Class Structure of the US

Barian, A. et. al. (2020). A Sociology Experiment. https://www.sociologyexperiment.com/ 

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