Social Class Research Paper
Social Stratification
Cultural Representations of Social Class
Melba Theodis
Grantham University
15 November 2011
Abstract
This essay will touch on the ways that culture is related to social class with the impact on identity and pride within the specific social classes. I will also describe how culture helps keep others outside of a specific social class. We will explore how culture reproduces social class from generation to generation. Social class is represented in the food we eat, the clothes we wear, where we shop and even the types of interests we have. This essay will attempt to cross the barriers of society and explain the differences in our lives, our communities, and the world.
Social Stratification
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Having resources can mean the difference between life and death. While I like to believe that all people are offered the same opportunities as others, there are cultural differences that are impossible to ignore. Social class is represented in the clothes we wear, the vacations we go on, the houses we live in, the friends we surround ourselves with and the list goes on and on. There are 4 general social classes which are: upper, middle, working and lower class. Social class is a category of people who have similar standing or ranking in a society based on wealth, education, power, prestige, and other valued …show more content…
Culture keeps others outside of a specific social class from entering. It is also a way that people within specific cultures can identify with those within and outside their class. Culture related to social class has an impact on identity and pride within specific social classes because of what is the norm for that culture. For instance, some people that live in low income housing (the projects) don’t strive to do better to get out of the projects because this is the norm for them. Families over time have grown up and raised families in these housing projects and have grown accustomed to the way of life they have lived. For some people it is a part of their identity and you can tell. This is how culture reproduces social class from generation to generation and thus the reason some people stay in the same social class from which they were
Cultural Representations of Social Class
Melba Theodis
Grantham University
15 November 2011
Abstract
This essay will touch on the ways that culture is related to social class with the impact on identity and pride within the specific social classes. I will also describe how culture helps keep others outside of a specific social class. We will explore how culture reproduces social class from generation to generation. Social class is represented in the food we eat, the clothes we wear, where we shop and even the types of interests we have. This essay will attempt to cross the barriers of society and explain the differences in our lives, our communities, and the world.
Social Stratification
Cultural Representations …show more content…
Having resources can mean the difference between life and death. While I like to believe that all people are offered the same opportunities as others, there are cultural differences that are impossible to ignore. Social class is represented in the clothes we wear, the vacations we go on, the houses we live in, the friends we surround ourselves with and the list goes on and on. There are 4 general social classes which are: upper, middle, working and lower class. Social class is a category of people who have similar standing or ranking in a society based on wealth, education, power, prestige, and other valued …show more content…
Culture keeps others outside of a specific social class from entering. It is also a way that people within specific cultures can identify with those within and outside their class. Culture related to social class has an impact on identity and pride within specific social classes because of what is the norm for that culture. For instance, some people that live in low income housing (the projects) don’t strive to do better to get out of the projects because this is the norm for them. Families over time have grown up and raised families in these housing projects and have grown accustomed to the way of life they have lived. For some people it is a part of their identity and you can tell. This is how culture reproduces social class from generation to generation and thus the reason some people stay in the same social class from which they were