Social classes

Social classes are typically interpreted to represent if a person is rich or poor or somewhere in between. However, there are many different layers and ways to look at what makes up social classes. Henslin defines social class “as a large group of people who rank closely to one another in property, power, and prestige” (2014). When the trifecta of these three traits are exhibited, a person has an incredibly large advantage over a lower or middle class persons when it comes to opportunities and…

the greasers. They live in a city called Tulsa in 1900s in Oklahoma. Ponyboy Curtis, a 14 year old greaser, tells the story. This story deals with two forms of social classes: the socs, the rich kids, and the greasers, the poor kids. In the novel, The Outsiders, much of the turmoil and conflict in the community is caused by the Socials. Do you think the Socs were at fault? The book gives many reason on why the Socs at fault. Let's find a few. One question was Johnny justified in…

A class system is a social ranking based on income, occupation, and education which creates social advantages as distribution of goods and services and it plays an important role in the forms of privilege. The measurement of poverty based on a percentage of the median income in society and according to Rothenberg’s Magic Media Poverty is an absolute result of economy and politic that do not provide job and proper wage.Poor are qualitatively different in values and lifestyles. Equal medical…

I would watch one of the videos and think, “Life would be so much better without social classes.” Then I would watch another video and think the opposite where social classes is necessary. From watching episode #1 of the videos, it really showed how rude and judgmental people are about other people. And it got me thinking that if there really were no social class, no differences in appearance and wealth, then maybe the world would be a more peaceful and friendly environment. One of the girls in…

classified people into social classes based on a person’s working status, income, or nationality. These social classes indicate the abilities and characteristics of the people who have been strategically placed into them. These classifications are degrading and biased because many factors are not taken into consideration when placing people into them. Yuri Hererra’s short story, “The Objects,” is an allegory that adequately reveals how people are put into different social classes, and how the…

era your social classes usually set your daily activities for not only for that day but for your whole life. During this time there wasn't really a lot of social classes you were either royalty,you were poor, or you were a member of the church. And once you were in your social class you are usually stuck there your whole life and if you were to have children then they would be sent to the same fate as you. Once you were in your social class it was nearly impossible to change your social class…

economy. Moreover, the USA faces difficulties due to discrimination on the basis of social classes. Social class in the United States is a controversial issue, having many competing definitions, models, and even disagreements over its very existence.…

you could be judged by society. There were in total 6 social classes, Monarch, Gentry, Merchants, Yeomanry, Laborers, and the nobility. All of these social classes had a very different description. They also had many different classifications. Either you were very high up and had power, just making a living, or in poverty and needed help.There were other classes so which ever life you lived , there was a class that will fit your life. Social class in elizabethan era was very important. It…

Society has long been plagued by discrepancies between between the social classes due to lack of mutual understanding. Yuri Herrera’s “The Objects,” a dystopian short story, uses a rat and a louse, the narrator and rafa, to reveal underlying misunderstandings among the social classes. “The Objects” is an allegory which attempts to connect animalistic instincts to the potentially immoral competition among working classes as they climb the corporate ladder. The narrator’s description of his…

Canterbury Tales that reflect the social classes of medieval society. From the Knights to the Nun, to the Monk and the Friar- they all have different social classes. In the medieval time your class was important. You have those that are rich, and those that are poor. You have the ones dressed elegantly and the ones dressed in the worst. It all depending on where they fall in the social class. The author’s purpose for having different ranked people in the social classes is to show that not…