How The Class System Affects The Social Class?

As in most societies, The United States is stratified, meaning that our society is structured in a way that continuously fosters the unequal distribution of wealth and power amongst social groups. The system of stratification that we use in the United States is the Class System. It consists of upper, upper-middle, middle, working, and lower class. In contrast to other forms of stratification, this system allows for social mobility because individuals can move up or down the social ladder. Even though it is difficult for some people to openly discuss or acknowledge the fact that there are differences amongst groups in America, it is important to understand those differences and why they exist, and how social classes affect the individual. Social

Working class parents tend to be more authoritarian and in my family that was my mom. No was no and that was that. There was no explanation, we were all just expected to accept it and not question her authority. One thing that is seen in the working class individuals, and I see this in myself at times, is that the do not challenge or question authority because they grew up in a household in which they were expected to conform. In comparison, middle class parents negotiate and talk to their children at their level, as equals. That ultimately teaches those kids that things are negotiable and if a response to something is no, that there must be an explanation; “because I said so” is not an acceptable response. In my family my dad was the one who had this approach with us. As opposed to my mom my dad would explain why the answer was no and he would give us alternatives. He would talk to us about how his job was going and if he had any conflicts. For example there was multiple times when he felt that they were not treating him fairly and he would ask to speak to the manger, supervisor or owner to figure out what was going