Thursday, April 23, 2009

For Richer or Poorer

This week in class we watched a video on social classes. The movie showed us blue collar families living in trail parks, and upperclass families vacationing in the Hamptons. The difference between these two classes is huge. Wealthy people are raised to believe they are more intelligent, more likable, and more attractive than lower class people. But are they really? Just because they are led to believe something does not mean it is accurate. The movie made me feel a lot of compassion for people who are on the other end of the spectrum. We met a woman named Tammy, and her two sons. One of her sons wanted to become a lawyer or an architect. The issue with poverty in America is that it is a very hard cycle to bring yourself out of. When you are born into a family that is in poverty, it becomes difficult to lift yourself up. Hopefully in the future this will change and people will be able to rise above their hardships.
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3 comments:

  1. Ibrahim_m91April 23, 2009 at 9:23 AM

    Hey I agree with your statement because the poor are defined at the bottom of the social class and they work twice as hard than the rich who are at the top.

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  2. LINDSEYApril 26, 2009 at 3:28 PM

    I agree sociology sam! I think something needs to change in our society so that the cycle is easier to break and that the gap isn't so huge.

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  3. skrayApril 30, 2009 at 4:00 PM

    This is so true! It's such a vicious cycle, and it's so hard to move up in social class. The worst part is that for Tammy's son who wants to be a lawyer, he's going to have to work EXTREMELY hard if he wants to even get through college.

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