Achieved status

As a human, we have many statuses. Some of my statuses include being a good student, an aunt, and a livestock exhibitor. These are just a few of many statuses that encompass my life. A good student is an achieved status. Throughout my life I have worked each and every day towards being a good student. I give my best effort to every project, study, do my homework, and strive for greatness. Another status that I have achieved is being a livestock exhibitor. This status has been achieved by hard work, help from mentors, and a great amount of time. The Opposite of an achieved status is an ascribed status. My ascribed status is being an aunt to six little children. A master status is the status that primarily defines oneself. My master status…

It is evident that education is a clear indication of social achievement. As an achieved status, or an assignment to a group based on an individual’s experiences, talents or wishes, education can enable social mobility between classes. However, social mobility is not so easily accomplished, as typically children of a certain class will remain in that class throughout their entire lives (Perrin 1). It is the ascribed status, an assignment to a group based on an unchangeable aspect of an…

She believes that by doing this it could implicitly mean that the acceptable way to fit in society is to behave like the middle class. In contrast with this, Hugh Moir writes in his article, that changing your accent because is convenient is alright but this is one’s decision and it should not be an obligation. The idea of social mobility is important here because, Hanley basically thinks that the way you were educated can stablish if you’re able to get a good job and certain life status and…

They meet after years of infinite hope and sacrifice when Nick offers to help them. When Gatsby realizes that he has achieved his lifelong dream, he “literally glowed… a new well-being radiated from him and filled the little room” (Fitzgerald 89). This shows that Gatsby is at the peak of his own interpretation of the American Dream and because of this, he has become a better version of himself and for Daisy. Not only did he get his dream girl, but he also managed to prosper and become known.…

long as an individual has the motivation, self-determination, and a college degree, all Americans can achieve the American Dream and experience upward social mobility. In order to achieve the American Dream, you must be dedicated and have the passion to thrive and prosper. It takes hard work, time and effort, and can be challenging at times however, it can achieved. Some may argue that with our economy as…

another” (Schaefer, 195). Tammy held an intragenerational horizontal social mobility, whereas one son held intergenerational vertical and the other held intergenerational horizontal. Tammy’s family fits the description of a culture of poverty theory. The Crabtree family depicts the culture of poverty theory for the reason that it states “the poor hold values that keep them from becoming successful” (Schaefer, 194). Tammy had been working at Burger King for over ten years, which expresses that…

and continuing in a post-secondary educational institution, will reap much less benefit than those whose families are just entering the college track (Klein, 2010). These are the people who highly expect to reap the greatest increase in income potential and move up in social class. The benefits of attending school beyond the high school level are immense compared to those who reach no further. For a person to affect their social mobility upwardly education, training and networking play key…

Vancouver, my parents quickly achieved the “independence of homeownership” (Coontz 2016: 77) after nearly a decade of nonstop work and a series of small jobs. Similar to many Asian families, my parents emphasized “a strong work ethic, high value placed on educational achievement, and stable family relations.” (Woo 2000: 193) My family was unquestionably on a track towards success by building a steady flow of income and securing a middle-class status early on. However, their success was also…

As I learn more about linguistics through readings and class discussions, I have become increasingly curious about the social aspects involved in language. Natalie Schilling-Este’s chapter about dialect variation in addition to the dialect perception experiment provided insight to some of these curiosities. After reflecting upon the reading and experiment, the topics that stood out to me most were factors that contribute to language change, the social implications of dialect, and the perception…

their sisters And they don’t know how they know. But they know how to treat difference when they smell it, so they say things like, ‘YO! Go back to your country.’ ” This means that the girl was being pressurized because of her noticeable and distinct aspects because in the text we learn that her “hair is thicker than their sisters” and that she has braids, thus causing some to tease her. Being different must have been hard for Ana because in the text we learn she crossed a border, which means…