Explain how this concept interacts with an area of your interest. Your area of interest could be a hobby, your academic field, your desired career, a place you care about, etc. How does this concept harm or help this interest of yours? Does this give you privilege or marginalize you within this space? You need to back this up with sources.
Based on your sociological analysis of this field you’re interested in, what would need to change to make it better?
How can you tangibly effect that change? Are there things you wish you had already done, things you can do now, and things you can plan to do in the future?
Based on your sociological analysis of this field you’re interested in, what would need to change to make it better?
How can you tangibly effect that change? Are there things you wish you had already done, things you can do now, and things you can plan to do in the future?
Tag: status
Money, status, and marriage
Research and discuss this idea of money, status, and marriage during any periods you read about in lesson 3. Explain ideas from any of those periods, using both outside sources and ideas from the texts from lesson 3 such as Pride & Prejudice, After the Ball, and The Glass Menagerie. What were some of the social classes of this time? What problems were caused because of classism? Do we experience classism still today? How is that reflected in our society compared to how it was during any of those periods? Consider the types of jobs available to people, depending on social classes during that time. How do jobs nowadays reflect one’s social status?