Class Identity

Question 1

Define social class

Answer 1

Used to describe entire groups of people of similar education, income and occupational background

Question 2

3 social class

Answer 2

Upper class - extremely wealthy
Middle class - generally employed in professional work, good income
Lower class - majority of population, fewer educational qualifications

Question 3

How does education shape our social class identity

Answer 3

FS - instructions: leaning about social class, being told you receive free school meals 
FS - sanction: being rewarded fro acting upper class eg speaking proper 
INF - imitation of role models: copying people who are in the same social class as your teacher and peers

Question 4

How does the family shape our social class identity

Answer 4

FS - instructions: taught our to act in our social class 
FS - sanctions: praised for having the same lifestyle and punished for not keeping some class 
INF - imitation of role models: copying same sex parents of the same social class

Question 5

How does the media shape our social class identity

Answer 5

FS - instruction: what job you can get based on your income eg you can become a news anchor if can speak ‘proper’
FS - sanctions: looked down upon by the media based on your accent
INF - imitation of role models: imitate news-anchor and certain group