Sunday, November 28, 2010

Video about Class

Last week we watched another video in class about different types of people and they ways they live. For example, the video showcased a lady from a trailer park, and a very rich stuck up man from a mansion. It really contrasted different ways people live and how people perceive the middle class. In one part of the video, a middle class lady was being groomed to become a classy, upper class woman who was going to bid on art. When she is finally groomed and taught how to act like them, she goes to an art auction. when she approaches the real rich people, she seems awkward and it seems like the people can tell that she is not one of them. This shows that you cannot be groomed to become an upper class person, you pretty much are who you are. In relation to society, this shows that people need to strive their hardest in life to make their way, but they should not be pressured to be someone they are not. Society is separated into many different types of people, and they all play their role in society as a whole.

3 comments:

  1. I agree, it is hard to transition up the social ladder and that people should not strive to be what they are not but, I do believe that people should try to better themselves.

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  2. I agree that you can't change the way you are. People need to be more accepting of other social classes so we don't feel like other people are any better or worse than us.

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  3. Changing social class is like changing your lifestyle. Its hard to do since you have lived the same lifestyle all of your childhood.

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