Thursday, May 12, 2011
Pushing the Limit....
While reading and watching the video about social classes, there are some people who just take it too far. While the poor are working multiple jobs at minimum wage, there is the rich upper class who is spending their money on ridiculous things. The part that made me shocked was how the upper class want to carry on their traits to thier children through making sure their children and anyone else for that matter know that they have money and are part of the upper class. The upper class were pushing the limit the most when I read that they spend over $15,000+ on their child's preschool. That is insane! The upper class are putting their children through such high class schools just so they keep on the family money and show it. What's the point when they are going to need that money for college. Plus, your child might not even get into that preschool without an exceptional interview. We are socially constructed into thinking that we need to show what we have wether it's through our cars or clothes so people treat us the 'right' way.
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I agree. It's very difficult for anyone to move up a class. I can admit that it's easier for the Old Money to stay in shape, but it's harder to become a New Money. About the upper class, I know it sounds very expensive for he preschool. If you live in the class, you might not perceive as insane.
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