Americans always say that - that class is an English thing. Because, of course, anyone can be president. Right?
With regard to what Jo said, background is essential to class definitions - the whole idea of class is a sociological thing to understand social stratifications that already exist, & it would be wrong to say that a person is no longer working class because they're "educated" (as if a working class person can't be), or because they've got a job traditionally associated with another class. Their kids might be said to be middle class, maybe.
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Re: classes/status
Date: August 21st, 2002 01:56 am (UTC)From:With regard to what Jo said, background is essential to class definitions - the whole idea of class is a sociological thing to understand social stratifications that already exist, & it would be wrong to say that a person is no longer working class because they're "educated" (as if a working class person can't be), or because they've got a job traditionally associated with another class. Their kids might be said to be middle class, maybe.
So yeah, I agree, you'd be working class.