Stanley Aronowitz: Class Structure In American Society

Class Structure in American Society According to Stanley Aronowitz, “class is deeply embedded in the recesses of our cultural and political unconsciousness.” This quote is particularly meaningful, because it is so true. Class determines almost everything we do weather we realize it our not. Class shapes who we are and where we would like to be as a person. This is something that is hard to understand for many because we often have no choice of what class we are in. The class that you are born in is mostly likely the class that you will stay in for the rest of your life. Your class determines who you marry, how you raise your kids, your career, and many other things. That is why it is so important to study class structures and find out how they were developed. Over the last thirty to forty years the American class structure has dramatically changed. Changes in social class are first and foremost caused by something called inequality. Inequality within society is a difference or imbalance of opinions …show more content…
This is because my mother and my father are very different when it comes to what they value. However, as a family we have always been financially stable. I do not think that class is only determined by how much money you make per year. It is determined by how you were raised and encouraged. My mother grew up in a middle class family, but she has always valued education. She graduated high school and went to college, and had a successful job as a clerk. My father came from a middle class family with five siblings. His family did not value education and he, along with all of his siblings, dropped out of high school. He has been working at a factory job for over 25 years. I think that how I grew up has really allowed me the freedom that has led me to where I am today. Yes, I would say that I am in the middle class, but I have had so many opportunities for growth. Who knows where the future will take