Social Class In America

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Many middle class families in America struggle to achieve success. Most families greatly struggle with financial issues due to the awful economy America has been experiencing. Depending on where a family lives, social class could also have an impact. Social class plays a role in families in many ways. Three ways in which social class affects families are financially, behaviorally, intellectually. Financially, society affects us by bombarding our families with suggestions for wants and needs that we may or may not be able to afford. These range from housing choices, to schooling choices for college, shopping options, places to go, and things to do for which we would have to invest from our budget. If this constant exposure did not occur, perhaps the middle-class family would make less biased decisions on how they would spend their dollars. Many middle and lower class families spend more money than they can financially afford to purchase material items that are outside of …show more content…

A person’s race, language, commonalities, religion, and ethnicity all have an influence on developing social norms. If you live in a place where society traditions are nowhere like what you are used to, you will behaviorally choose to either join them or drastically isolate yourself from the group. Since the latter is not the probable choice, chances are that in some way or another, regardless of how you live independently, you will still acquire one or two mannerisms from your near social circle such as accent, how fast a person talks, idioms, tones of voice or customs. An example of an effect of social class on behavior within families is within many inner cities where poverty and gang violence is prevalent. Many studies show that in gang families, it is most likely that other family members will follow in the violent footsteps and will not be able to breakout of that social class and have a non-violent or productive life in

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