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Class and StatusBy Nathan Francis
Class
Class is the amount of money you have, there are 3 classes:
Upper.
Middle.
Working.
Generally, upper class people are the most wealthy while the working class would be least wealthy.
Status
Status is the amount of power you have, and the amount of influence you have over any group of people or person. There are two groups of status:
High status
Low status
Someone with high status would be a teacher while the pupils would have low status.
Stereotypes of working class
Greasy hair
Living in a flat
Dirty house
Small garden
Lots of children
Wearing tracksuits or joggers
On benefits
Single parents
Stereotypes of middle class
Clean house
Wearing suits / dresses
Successful small businessmen, such as grocers and building contractors.
Retirees.
Medium-sized homes, often owned.
Careful with their money.
Careful to always look nice around other people.
Church-goers.
Old-fashioned home cooking.
Stereotypes of upper class
Old money.
education at top universities.
exclusive clubs.
careers in established law or financial firms or medical specialties.
Support for cultural activities – classical music, art museums.
Carefully-prepared meals, many of them at restaurants.
Often wearing business clothes, but even casual clothes are upper class styles – khaki not denim.
Monocle.
Stereotypes of high status
Teachers
Doctor
Lawyer
Politician
Judge
Actors
Stereotypes of low status
All blue collar workers e.g. plumber, electrician etc.
Cleaner
Fast food restaurant worker