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My best friend, at the time, could never afford to go anywhere on vacation with my family and I. My parents use to have to pay for her to come with us. Her mother didn't work and her father was retired military, so they didn't really have any money. We would take her on cruises or pay for her to go to amusement parks. Also, when I was younger, middle school, my friends and I would make fun of other kids who were wearing off brand clothing. Which now that I look back at it, I sound like some of the people off of the clips we had to watch and I don't like that one bit. Social class I think is carried with you from the time you are born, to the time you die. Like they said in the movie, it starts before pre-k. Parents want what they think is best for their children and that means the best schooling options available. …show more content…

Ehrenreich wouldn't have been able to do this experiment if she were a minority. She said that managers would rather hire a white person over a minority because of this she got higher paying jobs faster and easier. I think that in todays economy she would've had a tough time finding a job because of how bad our economy is doing. Overall, social class and social structure rule the world we live in today. Social structure helps make up the society which intern organizes and establishes limits on people's behaviors. These classes start when you are young, whether you realize it or not. The moment you are born you are put into a category of lower class, middle class, or upper class based off of your parents doings. Social classes exist today because people don’t want to talk with or be friend s with people that they think aren't good enough for them. And lastly, there is more than meets the eye when dealing with blue-collard jobs. They are harder than you expect an people go unnoticed for providing for every social class there is. Whether it be your waiter at Texas Road House or you cashier at

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