1.Reading 4.1 describes social class more in the details of society’s stratification into a hierarchy position. The word “class” is broken down into 4 different terms which are working, ruling, lower, and upper. They placed emphasis on how the household income can affect the level of education someone gets. The lower the household income, the lower educational levels which would then correlate to social mobility. While reading 4.2 people’s living and incomes are calculated by different train lines. They really focus on different neighborhoods and the income based on the area someone lives. Living in a lower ranked neighborhood can also affect social mobility. Both reading 4.1 and 4.2 have similarities that show people are automatically placed in social classes based on their current areas or based on income.

2. I live on the B & Q-train line, where I get off at the Church Ave station. According to reading 4.1, my neighborhood is considered a working and middle class area. I’m not surprised and it is an accurate representation of the people living in my neighborhood  because I live in an area where people live in apartment buildings and use the train to go to work and carry out their activities. The area has a very diverse population. 

3. Based on reading 4.2, I notice that the general pattern is that NYC social classes are divided within the 4 boroughs shown on the train line map. Majority of working middle classes live in Brooklyn and Queens, whereas  the upper class live in Manhattan  and the lower class live in the Bronx.