While individuals often classify others by income or by questionnaire characteristics such as race, ethnicity, zipcode, educational attainment, investments, etcetera, the first dimension of social class involves snap judgments and superficial stereotypes that recognizes class in appearance, clothing, electronic gadgets, accessories and overall presentation of one’s public self. For instance, individuals in jeans, a t-shirt and billed cap with a logo can be identified as “blue collar” workers similar to individuals dressed in a suit or as a “suit” which is generally associated with “white collar” professions specifically lawyers, wall street executives and high salary analysts. Juxtaposing the appearances of groups of individuals wearing everything from Goodwill hand-me-downs, Gap, H&M, Wrangler to Coach,
While individuals often classify others by income or by questionnaire characteristics such as race, ethnicity, zipcode, educational attainment, investments, etcetera, the first dimension of social class involves snap judgments and superficial stereotypes that recognizes class in appearance, clothing, electronic gadgets, accessories and overall presentation of one’s public self. For instance, individuals in jeans, a t-shirt and billed cap with a logo can be identified as “blue collar” workers similar to individuals dressed in a suit or as a “suit” which is generally associated with “white collar” professions specifically lawyers, wall street executives and high salary analysts. Juxtaposing the appearances of groups of individuals wearing everything from Goodwill hand-me-downs, Gap, H&M, Wrangler to Coach,