Social Values And Low Income Society

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It is arguable that there is some noticeable differences between these different social classes, and some not so noticeable. II. What does a low income society consists of: -Families considered to be in the low income class are those whose income lays below or right above the poverty line, and more than likely will have different perceptions, values, and standards than families from a higher income class. -Most low income family leaders think they are entitled to things like cars or expensive purses just because they have “worked hard for it.” Furthermore low income families don’t believe in budgets. They mostly do what feels good, almost like children, they do what they want when they want to without thinking ahead and asking themselves “what …show more content…

Low income class families prejudice the way that families in higher income manage their money, and everything they have to say about money sounds completely outrageous to a low income family. For example; low income families are less likely to donate money for a charity or even tithe, to a family like this the chances of them saving a single dollar for the future seems absurd. -standards: Low income class do not like to save or give away money or objects for that matter. They could be some materialistic type of people. Unlike (some of the) families in higher income classes. So what are the leaders of these low income families doing with their money? The answer is simple; coming from a low income family I have seen my parents make some of the dumbest mistakes with money. For example, my brother had just financed a brand new ford focus, black, with leather interior, and super equipped with GPS and every other gadget you could think of. Needless to say, he had paid for less than half of the cost of the car when it got

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