Economic Stratification In Public Schools

Economic stratification refers to the condition within a society where the upper, middle, and lower social classes are separated along economic lines. A good example of this would be what many people buy in abundance. Clothes. When walking into a public school, you are able to perfectly understand the definition of economic stratification. Schools have their own little hierarchical world inside an even bigger one. In many public schools, what you wear determines who you may and may not hang out with. There are those who wear clothes that are hand-me-downs, or that are from Goodwill or the Salvation Army. This would put you in the lower class, both in school and the outside world. These people tend to stick together. Middle class students may …show more content…
So the amount of money someone brings home points to the type of job a person has. Not everyone goes to college, or can afford to go to college. Sometimes situations in life prevents them from getting the opportunity to go. This points to the type of job they get as well. If you go to college, you have many possibilities in the career area. Whatever you want to be you can be, as long as you work for it. There is a hierarchical stratification in the workforce. A person who goes to college and gets a degree, is more likely to get a job that they applied to, than someone else who also applied for the job but didn’t have a degree. The type of job a person has, is another example of economic stratification. To be in the middle and upper class, you need a college degree. If you don’t have a degree, and unless you’re very fortunate, you would probably end up in the lower class. To be in the upper classes you would have to be someone famous. You could also be a CEO, a surgeon, or a franchise owner. Middle class people could be small business owners or nurses. The people who work in our grocery stores or in our fast food restaurants would be considered lower …show more content…
We have easy access to anything that we need, whether it be food, education, healthcare, etc. There are times where things get a little rocky but we are always able to pull through. We don’t have the biggest or most elaborate house. We don’t have the nicest clothes, but they are new and clean. And my father may not have the best job in the world, but he has been fortunate enough to have a job that pays well enough, and has also worked hard enough that he’s made it to a position that many people covet. So I consider my family to be middle class to the world. But how you perceive your “life’s chances,” is determined by how one perceives their social class to