Stereotypes of Class and status By Emma Waite

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.

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.

Definition of Status

• relative social or professional position; standing

Different Classes

•Upper class•Meddle Class•Working Class

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.

Stereotypes of Upper Class

•Rich•Well Dressed•Superior• Intellectual•Snobby•Posh•Well spoken•Land owners•High end properties

Middle Class

• the social group between the upper and working classes, including professional and business people and their families.

Stereotypes of Middle Class• White collar• Managerial • Owns there home• Plays golf• Wear suits • Nice car• Well off• Well educated• Affluent • Suburbia

Working Class

•The working class (or lower class, labouring class) are those employed in lower tier, subordinate jobs

Stereotypes of Working Class

•Blue collar•Factory workers•Little savings •Inner city •Rented properties•Work for people•State schooling • Manual work

Status

•Stereotypically the wealthier population have a higher status then the less wealthier population.

•Stereotypically people with a greater education have a higher status.