In the society, there are the division between people. They call each individual division class. The class stratification is a form of social stratification. These class division members have their own access to resources and power. Through the life, the high class people try to maintain their position, and the low class people strive for a better living quality by getting a higher class. Each people always has a great effort into changing their living to be good. However, the chances in real life in the society are different for each class member. Social class impacts lives.
I was born and grow up in Vietnam. Luckily, after graduating high school back in Vietnam, I had a chance to go study abroad in the United States …show more content…
I was born in the family with parents are both medical doctor. My parents was in the middle class and due to the education, they are now in the top fifth category. Therefore, they understand the importance of the education. That is the only way for everyone to have a better life and to be capable of obtaining high class position in this modern society. The traditional of my family is investing to all education. The education can give me good chances in life. With the high class position, they have the tradition that learning is the only way for me to have a virtue life. With the high education level, I can qualify for many good jobs and high salary. That will put me into the upper middle class. The life chances are much more than the people having no education. At very young age, my parents has invested to my education. They sometimes force me to study and tell me the importance of studying. Now, I am a senior in mechanical engineering and there are so many chances for me to have my career developed in the future. It is all about my family tradition: education is the most important factor for everyone’s …show more content…
Due to that, being born in the top fifth category family has helped me substantially in looking for life chances in the society. This give me a bright future and a goal to pursuit for. Getting the Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering will lead me to the virtue life. For the life of a mechanical engineering, I will be in the upper middle class. With the knowledge that I get, in the future, my son or daughter will have a better chances and better start than other lower class children. However, the social mobility is a big problem in the society that needs a big solution for that. Between class position, there must be a fairness in obtaining life chances in order to have a better