Social Class Ladder

Human is social animal, which formed society and study of their social behavior. Social class is a large group of people who rank closely to one another in property, power and prestige (Heslin, ). On the Social Class Ladder that introduced by Dennis Gilbert and Joseph Kahls, there are six classes in total, the capitalist class, the upper middle class, the lower middle class, the working class, the working poor and the underclass, and listed in ascending order. There are different conditions to identify the social class for a party and the most common and easy items are education, occupation and income. For my family, the position on the social class ladder is the upper middle class, as both of my parents have attended university in foreign …show more content…
To predict it based on the theory in the social class ladder, I think I will remain in the upper middle class due to my career goal is a professional job and I would like to finish my degree program in a university. My three professional aspirations are to be a fine art auctioneer, art director and gallery exhibition manager, and have similar factors that make me to choose. First, they all require a high level education in art, which means that a great passion in art is also needed. Second, one of my family members works in gallery and provides a good insight for the industry. He has aroused my interest in art since I was young. Third, my family are interested in collecting art pieces for appreciation and investment, which provide an environment for me that is full of art. All of these factors lead me to choose this three particular …show more content…
I have chosen three consequences of social class, which is education, family life and politics. As in the upper level of the society, my parents require me to have a high education level, which is at least a bachelor degree in university and it will be better if I can get a master. Although I am still young for marriage, my parents have a high expectation on me when I choose my boyfriend. For my future husband, they want him to be in a similar family background and social class with me in order to form a marriage that is more stable. The participation in political is also a consequences of social class. The reason is that people in my home town think that those with higher education are more willing to stand out and engage in political activities. My future aspiration for now is totally different then the one when I was small. I wished to create my own business in the field of art, which is having my own art café, and to enhance others quality of life. However, due to the consequences of social class, people around me, especially my parents, expect me to have a more professional future goal, which turn my career path to be a fine art