How To Define Social Class

Living on the outskirts of a small village, in a house made of bricks and a roof made of straw, working from sunrise to sundown, there hardly ever came a time where we would stop and think about social classes. Failing to be aware that social classes even exists. All of us come from a different place, to society that determines to what social class we fit into. Most Americans consider themselves middle class, but what they fail to realize is that there is upper class, middle class, lower class and every social class in between, they can easily fall under any other category. Nonetheless, a vast majority is correct to determine themselves as middle class. Many characteristics determine whether a person is middle class, they have to fit under a certain category. Wealth and income among others are characteristics that determine what social class one belongs to. Social economic conditions play a significant role in determining social classes. Social mobility is possible through education and certain opportunities. Throughout my life, I have found mobility between social classes. My family and I moved to California 9 years ago, since my parents had similar views of America as Herbert Cruly, founding editor of The New Republic, who stated in The Promise of American Life …show more content…
My parents moved us to California for numerous reasons, one in particular, as Rebecca M. Black Secretary of Economic Affairs stated in her article Middle Class in America, “they [wanted better] economic opportunities for [us and] want to provide [us] with a college education” (1). They wanted to find a way for my siblings and me to better ourselves and they concluded that moving to America in “the pursuit of the American dream” was the answer. They wanted us to have a better life than what they had without overworking