The function of the social class structure is to show who has more power and who is better off. Conflicts that are naturally caused when you have social class structures, is that people who have more than other tend to believe that they are better than the ones they are above. The symbols that we tend to associate with social class structure are that if you have little to no assets that you are poor and do not have much power. But vice versa if you tend to have huge sum of assets and wealth people tend to look at you as a person who has a lot of power and class. To change the social class structure it would take that we change the coming generation of kids differently on how to treat people below or above them. Because right now it would almost be impossible to change people who have lived most of their lives this way of looking at people differently because of the class.
Things that my family and I have in our lives that helps shows what class we belong to would have to be our vehicles, clothing, and personal affects that we have throughout our household. I believe that the things we own does determine what class we belong to because that all the class system is composed of, people who have more or less than others. The vehicle I have is a 2002 Silverado 1500, it isn't he nicest vehicle around but nor is it the worst. The reason why I have this vehicle is because it was something practical that my mom thought for me to drive.
Generally in high school social class actually causes students to separate one another in to different groups and not to socialize with other groups. High school prepares you for somewhat of how your life might play out, because the fact is that it is very hard to change a social class, so you tend to be stuck in that class for a majority of your live. If you come from a poor family it is almost most likely you will either not graduate high school or not succeed on past high school for further education. The affects from moving up or down a class will affect your live dramatically because of the simple fact you either will have less income and have to make budget cuts or you will have some new found money that you have never had before. The tougher way of the two changes to one’s income would have to be from rich to poor because you will have to make dramatic changes in how you spend your money on and what the difference between wants and needs are. It may cause some bumps throughout ones relationship just because of the fact that you are from two different social classes and maybe brought up differently to act towards one another.
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the fact that Tammy and her children had dreams such as becoming a elementary
teacher, lawyer, and architect. But these dreams would become difficult,
nearly impossible for them since the drive for success was just not there and
there are stuck in the lower level of poverty. The chances that the son
of becoming successful are very slim because of the simple fact that it is very
difficult to move up classes when you start off so low.
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reasoning behind why a member of the armed forces of United States gets paid
less than someone who participates in professional sports is because of the way
the money falls. I mean by that in the area of entertainment there is a
lot of money to be made will in the military there is no main income generated
from it. Thus the reason why soldiers get paid less the those who are in
professional sports.
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