1. I did notice similarities on how social class is discussed. In both articles majority of individuals indicate themselves as Middle Class. The differences is that in “What Determines How Americans Perceive Their Social Class?” the writer differentiates social class in many ways opposed to in the New Yorker it just speaks about the inequality related to train station stops.
  2. Since I live in Staten Island the closes subway stations on the infographic to me is the South Ferry. The social class that tends to live in my area is upper middle class, with college degrees. This does not surprise me. A lot of the people who live near me are skilled professionals.
  3. The general pattern I noticed about social classes from the 4.2 reading is that the farther you get away from Manhattan the lower the social classes get on average.

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