Question 1: Do you notice any similarities in the way social class is discussed in readings 4.1 and 4.2? Do you notice any differences in the way these two readings DIFFERENTIATE between social classes? 

There were a few similarities as well as differences that I noticed in both readings 4.1 and 4.2. A similarity shown is that both of the readings show us a visual of where certain groups of people are ranked in the social class based on their wealth, power, income, etc. The difference between both readings is that the first reading gives us definitions and perspectives of people and what category in the social class they believe they belong while the second reading is more of a visual graph of all the train lines and helps us see who lives in which area based on their economic income.

Question 2: Pick the station closest to where you live. Using the concepts from Reading 4.1, what social class tends to live in your neighborhood? Are you surprised (or not) by the answer? Do you feel it is an accurate representation of the people living in your neighborhood? The station closest to where I live would be the N train and based on Reading 4.1 the social class that tends to live in my neighborhood is the working class. I am not very sure if I agree or disagree with this answer since there is many people with different backgrounds and incomes. I also noticed that many as the years go by more and more different people move into my area while the ones who used to live here leave and find a more affordable place. 

Question 3: Based on Reading 4.2, do you notice a general pattern about social classes in NYC? Yes, I noticed that in every single train line the Manhattan side or anything close to manhattan are the people who live there are the ones with the highest income. I’ve noticed Brooklyn and many parts of the Bronx with low income which means low social class.