Social Class

My social class:

    

Stereotypes of different classes:

Working Class:

• selfish - attitude 

• abusive - attitude

• women are physically out of control. Fat, loud, overly sexual, and dressed in a "loud" inappropriate clothing - appearance

• chavs - appearance 

• unemployment - appearance

• racist - behaviour 

• violent e.g. Fighting, arguing - behaviour 

• commit domestic violence - behaviour 

• complete physical and unpleasant jobs - lifestyle 

• extreme fans of foot ball - lifestyle 

• school dropouts - lifestyle 

• alcoholics - lifestyle 

• females: usually starting a family at a young age (underage pregnancy, also single mum) - lifestyle 

• dependant on governments money - lifestyle 

• live in high, crime areas - living arrangements 

• violent dogs - possession 

• weapons (guns, knives) - possession 

• illegal substance (drugs) - possession 

Middle Class:

Middle class is one of the social group which is between the upper and the working class including professional and business people and their families. 

• financially stable family - lifestyle 

• able to go on vacations once a year - lifestyle 

• usually have some extra money on the side - lifestyle 

• works in a white collar industry jobs (office, doctors) - lifestyle 

• church goers (religious) - lifestyle 

• successful small business (Corner shops, self-employed) - lifestyle 

• chooses to work in a company/business that requires a degree - lifestyle 

• children are more likely to attend public schools - lifestyle 

• children may have piano lessons or do ballet 

• nuclear family - living arrangements 

• medium sized homes - living arrangements 

• family car - possession 

Upper Class:
• snobby - attitude
• quite arrogant - attitude
• well dressed (suits, waist coasts) - appearance
• well mannered - behaviour
• good temperament - behaviour
• well heeled - behaviour
• own businesses and live off the investments (family run) - lifestyle
• boarding schools and expensive university for children - lifestyle
• hunt and shoot - lifestyle
• mostly go out on vacations - lifestyle
• have their own clubs (closed society) - lifestyle
• own mansions in the country side - living arrangements
• have their own flats and houses in the cities or abroad - living arrangements
• live with parents usually - living arrangements
• own horses and a lot of dogs - possession
• have expensive cars e.g. 4X4's - possession