Kandice's First Post

Wikipedia suggests “Social Class” is a set of concepts in the social sciences and political theory centered on models of social stratification in which people are grouped into a set of hierarchical social categories. My definition of social class has begun to change the more I’ve talked about it on this journey. In America “social class” could change many times throughout your life and nothing is strange about that. Throughout our lives we are told that one has the ability to whatever they wish, whether this actually happens one still has the option and is not criticized.

Through this media immersion I’ve found that the UK is not filled of dreams for a better life like America but their reality is cold and true. If your family has always been one thing often citizens are criticized for trying to be something their not, even when one is the first in their family to go to college they are often asked, “Is this not good enough for you?” I find this to be unsettling since I am the first one of my family to attend college and here some would see that as trying to change my social class status. Through their media I’ve noticed different news shows and even newspapers are made for certain classes in order to target to each one’s different aspects.

Even though I’ve been learning about the various class structures that are often differing based upon which region you’re in, it still remains a touchy subject that some prefer not to give their opinion about. Throughout the remainder of this trip I want to discover what exact aspects of life here make class an avoidable subject.