Stereotypes of class and status
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Stereotypes of Class and status By Emma Waite
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Definition of Stereotypes
•A stereotype is a thought that may be adopted about specific types of individuals or certain ways of doing things, but that belief may or may not accurately reflect reality.
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Definition of Class
•A set or category of things having some property or attribute in common and differentiated from others by kind, type, or quality.
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Definition of Status
• relative social or professional position; standing
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Different Classes
•Upper class•Meddle Class•Working Class
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Upper Class
•The upper class in modern societies is the social class composed of the wealthiest members of society, who also wield the greatest political power.
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Stereotypes of Upper Class
•Rich•Well Dressed•Superior• Intellectual•Snobby•Posh•Well spoken•Land owners•High end properties
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Middle Class
• the social group between the upper and working classes, including professional and business people and their families.
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Stereotypes of Middle Class• White collar• Managerial • Owns there home• Plays golf• Wear suits • Nice car• Well off• Well educated• Affluent • Suburbia
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Working Class
•The working class (or lower class, labouring class) are those employed in lower tier, subordinate jobs
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Stereotypes of Working Class
•Blue collar•Factory workers•Little savings •Inner city •Rented properties•Work for people•State schooling • Manual work
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Status
•Stereotypically the wealthier population have a higher status then the less wealthier population.
•Stereotypically people with a greater education have a higher status.