Social class

wealth gives people a lot of privileges in the us because as Americans many people have the illusion that money buys happiness. When someone has a well paying job and a high position at that job they are free to take vacations and time off when they feel like it. They dont need to worry about what their boss is going to say or if they are going to be able to make enough income for the month to feed their family. During class we played a few games including real life monopoly, which showed us how much easier life is when you are rich and you just have your money handed to you. I started off as the richest person in my group and it was a lot of fun for me because I bought every property that I landed on and people kept having to pay me. On the other hand the person who started out the poorest ended up having to use a credit card from the bank because she didnt understand how to spend her money wisely and ended up with close to none. During the game there were different situations thrown in like divorce and credit card payments, which ultimately tore people down. I would have won the game by a lot, without having passed go once, if I didnt get a divorce. Another privilege of a wealthy person is being able to get a good education while they are in school and then a good education for their children. With a good education and a college degree a person can go much farther in life and make a lot more money then a person with just a high school degree.

class

This quote has many different and deeper meanings about class in our society. This quote is saying that, a person could have good character and could have great intentions, but we might not think so highly of him because of what his life might be like. Shaw is trying to show how People in our society are quickly to judge and character sometimes doesnt matter to them. All that matters is the income a person is making and the way they choose to live their life. before the movie that we watched in class I didnt really understand the differences in class as well as I do now. The lower class is so far away from the upper class that a lower class person couldnt even pretend to be of upper class importance. Middle class on the other hand, has such a large range, that it might not be that far away from upper class. The example of work that is considered virtue in one class and vise in another is to compare the idea of an aggressive real estate developer with an
aggressive sanitation worker. Both are in business, but their qualities may be
judged differently. In one class a real estate developer is a job that someone had to work hard for and appreciates because they are making a steady income from it. On the other hand, in a different class a sanitation worker is something that is also valued because its the best that they can get. Sometimes people are happy with their low income jobs because it is better then nothing.