Social Class

This week in class we spent a lot of time talking about the social classes in America.  Many Americans don't like to believe that we have classes but the reality is that we do.  We talked about how many of the families that go to Stevenson are upper middle class.  I hadn't really noticed this until we talked about it but there are many people in schools around us that aren't fortunate enough to have the things that we do. Social classes often make people embarrassed whether you are in the very top portion or the very low portion.  When we watched the video in class we learned that even the bread you eat determines how rich or poor you are.  How we act and who we are friends with are all influenced by our social class.  We may be friends with people who are in the same class as us or who have the same size house as us.  This is a very superficial way to choose our friends but in America, thats what it comes down to.

~Liv