Social Class

Question 1

Gillies

Answer 1

Working class parents raise their children to prepare them for hardship and poverty whereas, middle class parents raise their children and focus on education, social skills and valuing individuality.

Question 2

Young and Willmott

Answer 2

Working class people form close knit communities where they have large groups of friends and acquaintances, divorce is frowned upon and the gender roles still exists where the man is the breadwinner and female is a full time house wife.

Question 3

Pakulski and Walters

Answer 3

Lifestyles are much more flexible and diverse so identity is now based on lifestyle and consumption, all classes now support football teams too.

Question 4

Marshall et al

Answer 4

Class identities are still surviving despite competition from lifestyle and consumerism.

60% say they belong to a class
90% say they belong to a class of prompted.

Question 5

Roberts

Answer 5

Upper class consists of interlocking groups with social closure as they’re hard to enter.

Landowning aristocrats- titled families that own large amounts of land.
Entrepreneurs- gained wealth through owning or running a business.
Jet set- made money through sport or entertainment.