I Always found it interesting how society is broken down into classes. This effects how people are looked at, treated, and especially how their lifestyles are. Nicholas Krisoff talks about how America has the assumption to being "The land of the free", but not so free. America was Always looked at as an escape for a new life a place where freedom existed, where you can have birth to children in the U.S creating a citizen giving your child as much freedom as everyone else. This would only be considered a joke to have your own rights in third world countries. But coming to America you question is it all what it actually seems to be. According to Krisoff, once you're born into the poor social class, you will remain there forever. Or skyrocket to the top. But those are rare instances. What I found it interesting about the video was the beginning how people are looked at an placed in a category of social class. Which is crazy because your expected to portray and is expected to act and dress because of your class. A good example of this was A man named Charles was born into a wealthy, pleasant family of surgeons. He was expected to go int the medical field but instead he went to Louisiana to work on a shrimp boat. He was then disowned from his family completely because he took this way of life instead of the one his parents wanted for him.
You come to America to be looked at as an equal to be free to do as you please. But Their are blockades. Jobs are beginning to be harder to find, not everyone is able to find some jobs. Because now a days its all about popularity, wealth, and who you know. Middle class people is the standard class and even then i still feel today if you arnt part of the upper class your looked down on.
This video is interesting watch how the tables have turned when the poor gives to the rich .
How do income, family background, education, attitudes, aspirations and even appearance mark someone as a member of a particular social class?
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