Social class & Cultural Diversity

Social Class

When classifying social class, there are several pieces to determining someone's status:

• Income
• Belongings
• Name
• Image
• Behavior
• Confidence
• Opportunity
• Expectation
• Preparedness
• Values
• Speech
• Location
• Schooling/Education
• Resources

In class we discussed the different challenges that come from being both in the upper and lower class. Being in the upper class may cause conflicts such as: refusal to show vulnerability because you are worried about your image, working hard and often- allowing less time for family, having a lack in appreciation for belongings and in the larger scope all things, and having a lack in values. A combination of any of these would strongly impact a person's ability to connect with others and specifically family members. Being in a lower class would have disadvantages such as limited opportunities, lack of morals, and lack of education. The circumstances we are born in highly influence of future. Despite the negative sides of these situations, there are several admirable characteristics and strengths that can be learned by being a part of both classes. Both could highlight the ideal of handwork and also service. A lot of people's success and happiness in life depends on attitude. Also, attitude largely impacts the people around us- especially in the home.
When developing or maintaining a family culture it is important to keep yourself in check. Often we pull from our past experience when we are doing things. It is important to decide what parts of culture  we want to hold on to and replace.