Cultural Representation of Social Class

Cultural Representation of Social Class

Social class can be divided in several ways. After reading Chapter 8 and discovering more
about the USA social class divisions. Write
a 500 or more word essay answering the following questions. You should use the book as a reference.

Be sure to include in-text citations and include the book as
a reference.

• In
  what ways does culture related to social class impact identity and pride
  within specific social classes?
• In
  what ways does culture help keep others outside of a specific social
  class?
• Would
  the answers you given make it more difficult for someone from a lower
  social class to “pass” as someone from a higher class or would it make
  it more difficult for someone from a higher social class to “pass” as
  someone from a lower class? Why?
• Why do
  most people stay in the same social class into which they were born?