Status: relative social or professional position; standing.
The class system is divided into 3 different sectors, upper class, middle class and working class. Status is only divided into 2. High status and low status.
Upper class: the social group that has the highest status in society
Middle class: the social group between the upper and working classes, including professional and business people and their families.
Working Class: the social group consisting of people who are employed for wages, especially in manual or industrial work.
High Status: a position of superior status
Low status: a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation
Stereotypes of the Upper class
- Old money
- Educated top at university
- Snobby
- Attend clubs
- Classical music
- Dress in smart clothing- suits and dresses- formal wear
- Rich
- Owners of more than one big house
- Expensive taste
Stereotypes of the Middle class
- Business owners
- "White collar workers"
- Traditional, nuclear family
- Attend community activities
- Go to church
- Educational in 'practical' fields
Stereotypes of the Working class
- Low wage occupations
- Dependent on the states funds
- Live in rented housing
- School dropouts
- "Blue collar workers"
- Live in high crime areas
- Often in family turmoil
Stereotypes of those in High status
- Owners of businesses
- Live in expensive housing
- Rude, snobbish
- Think they have the ability to be superior to everyone else
- Hold power
- More important than those of lower status
Stereotypes of those in Low status
- Work for those in higher status
- Earn wages
- Bossed around by those in high status
- Earn a significant amount less than those in higher status
- Live in much smaller housing
- Less capacity concerning intelligence
- Controlled by those of higher status
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