This assignment is about social stratification. Please make sure to write your paper as a college style essay; not as a Q & A assignment. Use paragraphs and double space your lines.
Think about your family. Based on the text and using terminology found in chapter 9, please address (DO NOT JUST ANSWER) the following prompts:
Has your family’s social class changed in recent generations? If so, how and why? What kind of social mobility did you experience? What specific social traits (values, skills, norms, behaviors, etc.) were you socialized to that can be traced to your parent’s or grandparent’s jobs/careers and educational attainment? Yes, these two things play a critical role in how children are raised.
Regarding the factors Americans use to define class, like income, education, and occupation, is your family mostly status consistent or status inconsistent? Please provide examples. What types of marriages mostly exist in your family (endogamous or exogamous)? Why do you think this is the case?