The social class I would put my family in is Middle Class. There are a few reasons why I put my family in this class. Some of these reasons include home ownership, income, job, health care, education, different planning funds and vacation time. My parents own the home that we live in, which is a two family house. We have someone renting the other floor in the house. Both of my parents have stable jobs. My mother is a nurse manager at a nursing home and has been a registered nurse for about twenty years. My father is a Certified Nursing Assistant in a nursing home and has been working there for about twenty years. My parents never struggled with finding or keeping a job. Since my parents never struggled with finding a job, both of them are able to provide …show more content…
Some of these funds include retirement plans and college savings. My parents take some of their money and put it into a retirement fund. They have the extra money to put away and save to have a comfortable retirement. My parents also created college saving funds for my sister and I. My parents did this in order to allow my sister and I to go to college without taking any loans. My parents made it very important for my sister to go to college. My mother received her bachelor degree in nursing and my father received his high school degree and certified nursing assistant certificate. My sister and I are currently in school, hopefully going to receive bachelor degrees. In my opinion, my family has the best health insurance. Since they both work in nursing homes full time, they receive very good health care. We never pay any co-pays and procedures that are done are taken care but the insurance company and not out of pocket. As a family, we don 't take as many vacations because my mother likes to work a lot but we try to go on vacation at least once a year. These are a few different reasons why I would put my family in the Middle
There are three main social structures in our society today. There is the upper class, the rich and affluent, who have endless amount of money in order to be comfortable and survive. We have the middle class, the normal people, who work on the daily in order to keep their family together and have a work under their roof. Finally, we have the lower class, who have a hard time surviving, but the government does not want people living in the states so they help this class the most. They receive financial
My social location consists of being a female that is white, heterosexual, and cis-gendered. I have a cis-gendered, white partner and he and I visually present as a couple that would conform to gender identity roles within society (even though we actually do not). I am able-bodied, I am still considered a youth at 23 years old, and I guess I am considered middle-class. It is hard to identify my class as I am both of a lower-class and a middle-class since I am a student living off of student loans
In the Middle Ages, there was a definite structure in society. You were born into a class of people and generally stayed in that class for your entire life. Working hard did not change your status. Your clothing, food, marriage, homes, and more, were determined for you. After the rank of king, the hierarchy was the nobles. Nobles were very important in the society of the Middle Ages. One of his duties were to Protect the people. When the empire collapsed, there was a king, but there was no formal
Middle-Class-Morality and Comments on Class and Social Standing made by Shaw in Pygmalion George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion is the story of Henry Higgins, a master phonetician, and his mischievous plot to pass a common flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, off as a duchess at the Embassy Ball. In order achieve his goal, Higgins must teach Eliza how to speak properly and how to act in upper-class society. The play pokes fun at "middle class morality" and upper-class superficiality, reflects the
The Middle-Class Measuring Rod explains how a delinquent subculture rises, everywhere it is initiated within social structure, and why it has the particular features that it does. A subculture is a unit within the stronger culture that has its own beliefs, norms and values. They have a tendency of develop where people in like situations find themselves secluded from the mainstream and assemble together for shared support. Subcultures are present within a bigger society, not separated from it. Mike
There are two approach of Childrearing in different social classes include, concerted cultivation and the accomplishment of natural growth. Middle class parents emphasize of concerted cultivation’s strategy of childrearing. On the other hand, working class and poor family parents emphasize of natural growth’s strategy of childrearing. In fact, differences of social classes play a significant role in family life and childrearing. In this paper, I would like to discuss the differences in parenting
The development of social classes in medieval England affected life for the people in many positive ways. It served as a means of organization to base their daily lives off of, and also gave the peasants and trade classes protection from the rulers and the clergy class in return for their labor and allegiance (“Quizlet”). Life in the Middle Ages was based on the framework of social classes so they could flourish socially and economically. The British class structure was a configuration of five main
Self-Constructing Middle Class of the 1980s, 1990s and Today The discourse of self-definition in Brazil is based on perceptions of economic success, material value and social prestige. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, there was a general scramble to reconstruct individual identity in social success and achievement. “Assertions of moral and cultural (class and racial) superiority” make up the discourses of national and regional identity, while simultaneously setting up the social building blocks
Social classes are divisions of individuals based on the amount of money one has. These classes are defined by one’s wealth and economic success. Social classes can determine what kind of life one may have and some of the obstacles they may have to deal with. The social classes are like ideas of levels, the higher the level one may be on, the more opportunities they come upon. Within the United States, there are three social classes; these are lower class, middle class, and upper class. The first
is a leader is chosen with that; the social classes begin to come into place. Social classes will always be here because; there are people who want more money and power that are willing to work hard to get it. The social classes in the book are the little ones, the in-between, and the big ones. The social classes in society today are, the lower, the middle, and the upper. How is the lower class treated in today’s society? The lower class is the lowest social rank, because of, the low amount of income
meant differently from those of upper and middle class to working class. The differences these social classes faced were mainly due to the wealthy of the people. Upper and middle class consisted of wealthy doctors and lawyers as the working class consisted of factory workers who could barely put food on the table. The upper and middle class believed in social Darwinism, as the working class had denied social Darwinism. The upper and middle class accepts Social Darwinism theory as it is known for being
Social Classes and the Great Depression The Great Depression struck the United States in 1929, and devastated the country for 12 years (Potter). Filled with hardships and poverties, these 12 years seemed like a lifetime to most people, especially to the lower and middle class. American society during the 1930s was split into three main classes: Lower class, Middle class, and the Upper class. While the majority of the upper class continued to live lavishly, the lower class, consisting of mainly struggling
As sociologists claim that social class position greatly affects your “life chances” in the world, it is safe to assume the majority of students at Westminster stand fairly high on the class ladder. This assumption would come from current ideas of status and class based on income and other assets. For me, I am no exception when it comes to the stereotype of a private school student. Although my family may not reach the top of the class ladder, we do live comfortable lives. As you read on I will discuss
all-encompassing idea of social class. Being in a highly regarded social class provided better access to life’s necessities and frills. A business owner could afford more bread and appliances than a factory worker could, and an official in Parliament would most likely have more maids and land than a business owner. However, transitioning to a higher class was not the only way to improve someone’s social status. If the social class, as an entity, developed more of an influence, that class’ prestige could greatly
Social class has a large effect on the lifestyles of all Americans. But what does it really mean to be a part of the lower, middle or upper class? These divisions of social class are defined by aspects such as family income and lifestyle; however, education plays a large role in determining ones social class. That does not mean that it will determine success in ones life but to interpret, many people with a further education usually have a higher income as well. Those of the upper class have higher