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CULTURAL REPRESENTATION OF SOCIAL CLASS

In what ways does culture related to social class impact identity and pride within specific social classes?

In different social classes, there are different perceptions of culture and how the community reacts to social causes. Pride and identity are also factors that are affected by different social classes (Kohn & Pearlin, 2017). In a culture, where a person who is having wealthy income and provides luxuries to the family will feel more pride from the family members and the community. When the same person, is not earning well due to any reason and cannot provide appropriate income to the family, his perception will be changed by the family members and the community (Kohn & Pearlin, 2017). Identity and price are however perceived differently in changing cultures. As cultures have been diverse over generations, their ideology is also changed which is applied to the people in the society. In some cultures, if a leader is delivering enough resources to the public he or might be considered an idol for them and as result, his/her pride will be high (Kohn & Pearlin, 2017). But in some cultures, people do not acknowledge the efforts of the leader, and his/her pride is affected which results in demotivation. However, depending on the cultures and social classes these perceptions are sometimes given leverage and it is adopted in a flexible manner.

  1. In what ways does culture help keep others outside of a specific social class?

When a culture is defined as a community or a society, it is made for every person falling into the society and it is an obligation for the people to follow it. Sometimes, culture and social classes clash which is derived from the inner defined classes of society (Kohn & Pearlin, 2017). A rich person might be considered in the highest social class and a poor guy might not be considered in it. The changing dynamics of a culture assist the people in a society to not fall into that category of social class. It might make a poor guy with no money, come on the road compared to a person who has everything he wants to live in a furnished apartment. These standards have made identifications in the different people who consider themselves in the classes defined by cultures (Kohn & Pearlin, 2017). For example, in a business environment, it might be considered inappropriate for a low-grade employee to make decisions for a company and appropriate for the CEO of the company. Defining such cultures helps in making social classes in societies and communities.

  1. Based on the answers given above, does it make it more difficult for someone from a lower social class to pass as compared to a higher social class and vice versa?

Referring to the discussion above, which details the social class differences among poor and rich, high-end and low-end people, it can be difficult for lower social class people to pass the criteria, because according to past research there are few norms and rules for the lower social class (Tilton, Kish-Gephart & Lucas, 2017). A person having a wealthy income and considered in a higher social class of a community might be respected by the people and admired also. But, a person falling into a lower class, will not be considered a respectable person and people also might not know of him/her.

  1. Why do most people stay in the same social class in which they were born?

People born in the middle, lower, or higher social class tend to remain in the same class even after a generation because it is sometimes difficult to change the society in terms of demographics and norms. Changing social classes demands different cultures and rules as well. If a person is born poor, it becomes very difficult for them to upgrade to a higher class because of limited opportunities for them (Tilton, Kish-Gephart & Lucas, 2017). While in higher social class, it is also the same situation where a person being rich wants to acquire a new house which will let him/her bear the rules and taxes of the area. So, people tend to remain in the same class as they were born (Tilton, Kish-Gephart & Lucas, 2017).

Work Cited

Kohn, M. L., & Pearlin, L. I. (2017). Social class, occupation, and parental values: A cross-national study. In Class and personality in society (pp. 161-184). Routledge.

Tilton, J., Kish-Gephart, J. J., & Lucas, K. (2017, January). Understanding the sources and consequences of dignity threats for members of lower social classes. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2017, No. 1, p. 16810). Academy of Management.

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