- 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?
~~~Since 4.2 is not available on my side, I’ll be comparing and differentiating 4.1 & 4.3.~~~
Answer: Similarities: In both readings 4.1 & 4.3, some similarities were identifying social class by education level, “”The biggest impact of education on subjective social class comes at the college graduate level…” 4.1 “Along with factory and service workers, the employee class also includes professionals and managers who in income, education, and lifestyle tend to be identified as“middle” or “upper-middle” class” 4.3. Some differences between the readings and social classes. 4.1 explained the characteristics of social class while 4.3 focused more on capitalism. 4.3 explained the ultimate purpose of corporate therefore, 4.1 differentiate social class by age, rural areas, race, and education.
- a) Pick the station closest to where you live. Using the concepts from Reading 4.1, what social class tends to live in your neighborhood?
Answer: Middle & working class
b) Are you surprised (or not) by the answer?
Answer: No, not surprised.
c) Do you feel it is an accurate representation of the people living in your neighborhood?
Answer: Yes, it is an accurate representation of the people living in my neighborhood.
- Based on Reading 4.2, do you notice a general pattern about social classes in NYC?
Answer: In my opinion, the general pattern about social classes in NYC tends to be fenced off. Therefore, every neighborhood in NYC has people of different social class or perhaps some neighborhoods have middle class such as Queens Village & working class Lower East Side while other neighborhoods have upper class which is SoHo.
