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Class and StatusBy Nathan Francis
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Stereotypes of high status
Teachers
Doctor
Lawyer
Politician
Judge
Actors
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Stereotypes of low status
All blue collar workers e.g. plumber, electrician etc.
Cleaner
Fast food restaurant worker