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    The middle class should be worried about themselves. The middle class claims that its unequal to them and the upper class gets whatever they want when in reality, the upper class really works for what they have. They know how to make money and the middle class does not. The middle class do not work for what they want that is why they are still stuck in the middle class. The middle class are uneducated on how to make money so they chose the easy way out and find a job that is not guaranteed for…

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    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…

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    stemmed from a cultural shift that was occurring throughout the nineteenth century in America. This shift was the rise of the middle class— a small part of the population defined by the privacy of the home and principles such as the importance of childrearing and sobriety. The middle class held significantly different values from the ones afforded to the working class and the sharp contrast between the classes led to new sexual authorities creating definitions of sexuality based on status. The…

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    These two groups of people have different ideas of what business is, I will prove that by comparing members of the upper class such as Darden Restaurants and members of the working class such as the employees of the Red Lobster. Members of the upper class are wealthy members of society. There is a stereotype that the upper class wants nothing to do with the middle class or working class. The members of Darden sees shutting down this particular location as strictly business, not taking in all…

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    1. The book, The Quarter-Pie Window was written by Marianne Brandis, and is about a young girl, Emma, and her little brother, John, who just lost their family in a fire at their old barn and now must live with their newly found aunt, Mrs. McPhail, in the city. Emma has to work for her aunt at her hotel as a chamber maid, while John has to work for Mr. Blackwood at his ranch as a stable boy. Emma was expecting to work at a much higher position at the hotel but is madden by the fact that she is…

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    Indeed, they think there is no social class and everyone has the amount of chance to succeed without considering any social origins. However, economic and social distinctions become increasingly important since 1960 's, so the level of inequality has never been so high. Recognizing there are inequalities in America, it would mean there is an unequal distribution of wealth, and consequently, the proof of the existence of social class. Admitting social class exists in America would mean that…

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    The Culture Of Poverty

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    the rise and an increasing bigger gap between the upper and middle class, it’s clear there is a disconnect with the wealth of our world. Although the upper class makes up most of the wealth, we need every class/person helping to build our nation in particular.…

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    The idea of class has been around since the beginning of life itself. It started out as merely an order in the form of a food chain, but as animals and man evolved they developed their own class systems. These include Alpha males and leaders in groups of people. However, man did not stop there. Man took it one step further and put in place a class system based on money and values. Because of the fact that our class system is based on money and beliefs, there are some obvious elements of culture…

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    story tells the upper-class family called Sheridans family held garden party in their house and their mother Mrs. Sheridan asks the party’s arrangement for her children to make out themselves as adults, and then the children did their work. At the same day of the party, suddenly, a workman from the Scotts- lower class family, their neighborhood from cottages died. Thus, this paper will focus on observing how class distinction in Laura’s perspective…

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    worse. It might seem that being stuck in a class is an inevitable occurrence in our nation. In our nation today it is a fact that “as many as 85% of the U.S. adults think, when it comes to getting ahead, there are different rules for the…

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