Social Class Vs Working Class Essay

Throughout America’s modern history, the American Dream was to be safe as a free, independent, middle class citizen. Though each social class has a distinct culture to be desired, and no particular one can be viewed as superior. Society still retains its perspective, and stereotype, of classes and especially the working class. The people of this nation need to reverse their derogative viewpoint of the working class family’s stories, as it is only thought of as one story, instead of a diverse culture. The perpetuating cycle of the social indignity that minorities unwillingly go through. We all are born into this world free of choice and decision. We can’t choose what we want to come out, and how we are accepted in a world of judgement and oppression. “These identities are ascribed to us at birth with no effort or decision or choice of our of own; there is, therefore, no reason to blame each other or hold each other responsible for the identities we have” (Harro). How is an individual supposed to fix something they had no option in? Even though, the traits that one can’t control are the ones targeted the most. Our “social identity” is the profile that make each individual up, for example, economic class, religion, race, age, etc. As one is raised, they are constantly influenced by others, whether by family, school, or the

Universities push for independent students and those that are first generation students experience increased stress and underperform academically. Therefore, many of those students eventually drop out, which is unfortunate due to the fact that a college degree is almost necessary for most jobs. The need for people to acknowledge classes as diverse cultures is important for the future. “Understanding social class as culture is a relatively recent idea, yet the research conducted thus far illustrates the influence class position can have on people’s behavior and identity”