Social Class in the US How would you categorize the types of knowledge? How and where would someone acquire and learn this knowledge? How do you gain access to the people and places this can be learned? Is this access generally equal in the US? You as a Social Being On which questionnaires did you have the most and least marks? Were you surprised by the outcome? Do you have equal access to the people and places required to acquire knowledge you currently do not have? Conclusions
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What conclusions can you make about the nature of the hidden knowledge necessary to be successful in each social class?
Social Class in the US
Here in the United States we have three typical social classes in society. Our text indicates that, “social class is a mechanism to indicate a person’s status in society, usually based upon income and wealth” (Durkin & Carrothers, pg. 13). The majority of people including myself have come to know them as the lower, middle and upper classes. I believe I would keep the categorization the same for now if I had to label them given my knowledge of the various classes from personal experience. In our text, knowledge is defined as “The common or scientific basis for knowing about something” (Durkin & Carrothers, pg. 24). Knowledge will obviously vary from one class to another, but if you are an upper class citizen you may not know how to survive with very little such as someone in the lower or middle classes and vice versa. Everyone is already born into a certain class whether they know it or not, but that does not mean one is destined to stay in that class as I believe everyone has the will to change things for the better if they wish with education and hard work. I do find it more difficult for people to move up in the classes as opposed to moving down given our economics at the moment though. You as a Social Being
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I found the questionnaire to be really interesting and amusing at the same time because at one point or another I have lived as all three classes. I scored the highest in the middle and poverty class, but also scored more than half in the upper class as well. If I had to put myself into a category I would say that I am in the middle class. I believe the middle class is where the majority of society is considered to be given their common economic problems and equal opportunities.
Regardless of who you are or where you’re from social class doesn’t define a person in my opinion. I think it’s important to stay humble even if you rise to the top. People forget very quickly what’s it’s like to struggle when they come into money and those that come from money
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