Communication
“Social Class is a division of a society based on social and economic status” (Dictionary). There are three methods used to determine social class, objective, subjective, and reputational methods. Objective method measures people on one or more criteria. Subjective method ask people what they think of themselves. Reputational method ask what people think of others. There are also three different roles in social class system in America, Upper Class, Middle Class, and Lower Class. The upper class is the social group that has the highest status in society, this group is often referred to as socialites or aristocrats. The middle class is the social group that is the middle status in society often referred to as the working class. …show more content…
Socialization prepares people how to participate in social groups by teaching the norms and expectations of social class. A status in social class defines a person positions in that group. There are three kinds of statuses, a status set, ascribes status, and achieved status. A status set is all the status given to a person at one time. An ascribed status is a status a person receives at birth. An achieved status is a social standing a person receives voluntarily by choice, effort, or ability. Roles in social class are set expectations, rights, and duties of the social group. Social structure is the ordered and expectations that guide social class. Culture is practices and behaviors that signal social class these signals create the cultural identities among upper, middle, and lower class (Society in Focus).
Social class in America hasn’t really changed at all, I believe now more than ever that people are trying to conform more to the class than ever before. Social class not only defines the kind of people one associates with but also how much money a person has. In the video Wealth Inequality in America, people want to believe that other Americans are better off than what they actually are, and what most Americans didn’t realize is that was not the case people living in poverty was much higher than the ideal beliefs. Social class in America have been present since day one and will only when America …show more content…
It is everywhere we look whether it’s someone telling us to buy the latest it thing or the current way we should or shouldn’t dress. It will not be going away any time soon if anything society will only try to conform more to its social classes. Our world might be a better place if we all could live peacefully with each other no matter what are finical status is, or the color of our skin. However the roles of social class will teach us where we belong and how to properly interact with others. Only one will be able to decide if the role they are born into is the role they choose to take on, or if they choose to achieve a new role or not achieve any role at
“Social Class is a division of a society based on social and economic status” (Dictionary). There are three methods used to determine social class, objective, subjective, and reputational methods. Objective method measures people on one or more criteria. Subjective method ask people what they think of themselves. Reputational method ask what people think of others. There are also three different roles in social class system in America, Upper Class, Middle Class, and Lower Class. The upper class is the social group that has the highest status in society, this group is often referred to as socialites or aristocrats. The middle class is the social group that is the middle status in society often referred to as the working class. …show more content…
Socialization prepares people how to participate in social groups by teaching the norms and expectations of social class. A status in social class defines a person positions in that group. There are three kinds of statuses, a status set, ascribes status, and achieved status. A status set is all the status given to a person at one time. An ascribed status is a status a person receives at birth. An achieved status is a social standing a person receives voluntarily by choice, effort, or ability. Roles in social class are set expectations, rights, and duties of the social group. Social structure is the ordered and expectations that guide social class. Culture is practices and behaviors that signal social class these signals create the cultural identities among upper, middle, and lower class (Society in Focus).
Social class in America hasn’t really changed at all, I believe now more than ever that people are trying to conform more to the class than ever before. Social class not only defines the kind of people one associates with but also how much money a person has. In the video Wealth Inequality in America, people want to believe that other Americans are better off than what they actually are, and what most Americans didn’t realize is that was not the case people living in poverty was much higher than the ideal beliefs. Social class in America have been present since day one and will only when America …show more content…
It is everywhere we look whether it’s someone telling us to buy the latest it thing or the current way we should or shouldn’t dress. It will not be going away any time soon if anything society will only try to conform more to its social classes. Our world might be a better place if we all could live peacefully with each other no matter what are finical status is, or the color of our skin. However the roles of social class will teach us where we belong and how to properly interact with others. Only one will be able to decide if the role they are born into is the role they choose to take on, or if they choose to achieve a new role or not achieve any role at