Cultural Representations of Social Class

 

Cultural Representations of Social Class

Social class can be divided in several ways. After reading Chapter 8 and discovering more about the USA social class divisions. 500 or more word answering the following questions. You should use the book as a reference. 

Be sure to include in-text citations and include the book as a reference.

·  In what ways does culture related to social class impact identity and pride within specific social classes?

·  In what ways does culture help keep others outside of a specific social class?

·  Would the answers you given make it more difficult for someone from a lower social class to “pass” as someone from a higher class or would it make it more difficult for someone from a higher social class to “pass” as someone from a lower class? Why?

·  Why do most people stay in the same social class into which they were born?

Textbook: SOC 6th edition Introduction to Sociology