Social status upper,middle or lower?

Question

I have to do a paper on social status, so I wanted to conduct an interview with a few people to get some information... your responses are greatly appreciated!


1. What do you consider your social status to be? Ex: upperclass, middleclass or lowerclass.

1a. why?

1b. what age are you?

2. what race are you?

2a. do you feell that your race has to do with what social status you are in?

3.what gender are you?

3a. does your gender have to do with what social status you are in?

4.how do you fell the social status you are in has effected your life?



Thank you so much! :]

Answer 1

1. Middle class (upper middle)

1a. I am still dependent on my parents and they have enough wealth to put me through college but not enough to live very luxuriously. Also, I'm going through vocational training for a career that will pay 60-80K

1.b. 21

2. White

2a. Yes, I do. As a sociology student, I understand dynamics of privilege. And I know that I was born into my social status. So all I can do is try my hardest, not take anything for granted, and try to help those who are not so lucky.

3. Female

3a. No, it doesn't. It could have if my father or any teachers had been sexist, but I was fortunate. I've never felt discriminated against because of my gender.

4. My life has completely revolved around my middle/upper-class background. The kind of education I have been able to obtain, the kind of toys I could have as a kid, the kind of food I ate, the things that I consider important in life, all have been influenced by my social status.





I just want to say that answer #2 annoys me. Class status is ONLY relative to economic wealth (and prestige), not behavior. I've seen people on this forum refer to their "class-status" as their social position in high school, so please stop doing that people! It's purely about finances and prestige.

Answer 2

1. What do you consider your social status to be?

Lowerclass or working poor.



1a. why? Because I live paycheck to paycheck, I work and get no where, I am not on any form of welfare. (And I don't want to be)



1b. what age are you? 45



2. what race are you? White



2a. do you feel that your race has to do with what social status you are in? No



3.what gender are you? Female



3a. does your gender have to do with what social status you are in? Yes - Females are discriminated at the work place. IE: Lower pay scale and promotions are based on looks.



4.how do you feel the social status you are in has effected your life? I have no money for fun things.

Answer 3

1. What do you consider your social status to be?

lowerclass.



1a. why?

becasue i'm poor and earn a very low income



1b. what age are you?

19



2. what race are you?

asian



2a. do you feel that your race has to do with what social status you are in?

no, environmental and family background (conflicts)



3.what gender are you?

Male



3a. does your gender have to do with what social status you are in?

No



4.how do you fell the social status you are in has effected your life?

well, obviously i can't afford anything and can't move out. i'm stuck being on the low end of society surrounded by rich people and cannot move out of the position.

Answer 4

1. Middle class

1A. We live in a pleasant community, in a very nice house. However, we have some minor money troubles.

1B. 15

2. White

2A. Yes.

3. Female

3A. No.

4. It affects everything. Money troubles lead to stress, stress leads to yelling. Maybe my parents wouldn't have divorced. Just maybe.

We'd live in a different house if we had more money, and attend a richer school. Maybe I'd be smarter because of this rich school.

Or maybe I wouldn't be as smart if I had attended a much poorer school.

If I lived in a poor neighborhood, I probably wouldn't have many good friends as influences to become a good person.

It all depends, of course. But money status can have a huge impact on people's lives.

Answer 5

1. Middleclass

1a. I don't have tons of money rolling in, tons in savings, and I'm not driving a mercedes, buying gucci, or flying to paris three times a year. However, I'm not on food stamps or welfare.

2. Caucasion

2a. No

3. Female

3a. No

4. You see things differently depending on your social status. I work with people who have grown up with far less and they've talked about seeing people doing all kinds of crazy things so they have money for food, diapers, etc. They've seen more crime because they grew up in the inner city, but seen far less in terms of things like museums, or other tourist spots. I imagine someone with more affluence then myself has seen more of the world than I have, but at the same time isn't going to Target or Walmart on a regular basis.

Answer 6

I am middle classed.



Because my income is 64,000 a year.



32



white



No



Female



No



I feel like being in the middle class is the hardest class to be in. We make too much money to qualify for any help from the government like with the cost of heating our homes and healthcare. People who make less money and get assistance at times live better than we do. Not all, but some don't work , get free housing, free heat, free food, free healthcare and whatever else the government gives away. It seems wrong. Shouldn't the working people who are trying so hard to do it on their own be rewarded? Sometimes we feel punished because we aren't poor enough. Well we aren't rich either!!!

Answer 7

1. i think my social status is middleclass



1a. because i'm very shy around people and i don't like to talk to many people i just talk to my regular friends since 9th grade lol



1b. i'm 17 years old



2. Hispanic / Latino



2a. not really i get along with a lot of people because race is not a huge deal with me or with other people i don't think race is a mager deal of lack of socialism.



3. male / boy lol



3a. gender never has to do anything with social status because it's no big deal to talk to other people of your opposite sex



4. it's affected me in a good way because with out social status people get lonly and agrivated to be around people that have a good social status so i'm glad i have a good socila status

Answer 8

1. ... No

1a. .. I don't care

1b. .. Under 300

2. .... 50 metre

2a. .. No

3. .... None

3a. .. No

4. .... I am not hungry