The issue of our current reading unit is socio-economic class. The notion of class or one’s social position is inescapable. Whether at school or on the job, even in social settings among friends and peers, social class can become an issue. People often make assumptions about the status and social position of others based on looks, possessions, attitude, etc. Stereotypes and biases, the subject of our last online response and discussion, are often rooted in assumptions regarding social class and its divisions.
With that in mind, can you think of a time when you made an assumption about someone’s social class/position, only to find out you were wrong? Have you ever passed judgment on someone you thought was of a lower social class than you, only to regret it later? Do you have biases against people of other social classes (upper or lower classes)? Explain.
Remember: This assignment is not a text message or Tweet. Use complete sentences, with correct punctuation marks, spell out words and proofread your responses.
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When I worked at L.A. County there was a woman who wore the same two dresses and a pair of tennis shoes every day. I thought she was a clerical worker who was living from pay check to pay check. Come to find out, she was a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. This is one of the highest paid social workers in the department. She is a rich Jewish white woman who has lots of money.
I honestly dont judge people by what they have or look like. As a kid it was kind of is to tell who had what. Alot of people think i have money because i have a car and nice things what they dont know is im suffering like everyone else.
I recall only in high school where people had judged people by their social class/position, but, I can’t think of a time where I did. I treat everyone the same way no matter the circumstances. I feel as if you are just another being of life that can be spoken the same exact way as the next being. All my life it’s been that way and so far I haven’t had the slightest regret of it, therefore I continue to be that way. Social class doesn’t matter to me at all. Rich or poor you will be treated the same way. I would consider that one of the beauties of life to have friends of many varieties. To be honest, I’m not even sure what my “social class” is. I just say middle because I think of it as a mental state of mind, not rich or poor but gifted and/or blessed.
I don’t remember passing judgment on someone of lower class than myself. I consider all people equal class. We have different lifestyles that our money, education and family worth dictates how poor or rich we live. My biases are justified. I worked as an Intermediate Typist Clerk assisting License Clinical Social Workers’ for over fifteen years. Most of the LCSW’s thought they were better than the “lowly clerks”. Many of them felt we were lazy and settling for mediocrity; not wanting to further our education. I felt most of them did not have common sense.
I never passed judgment on anyone and was wrong. When i was younger i used to make fun of others for how they dressed but never the money amount.growing up my mom always had me in new everything and plenty of it,now as i get older i couldn’t careless about dressing up. i wear whats comfortable to me and when necessary i will dress up,i think others do so too.im concidered upper middle class,i just choose jot to brag about it or put others down because of it,knowing that it can always change.
I’m not going to lie because it is human nature to judge a book by it’s cover. I have judged a person before just by their appearance and I was wrong in the beginning only to be proven right at the end of the encounter. This person was a double sided person and I was on point but I made myself give the person a chance to prove me wrong. I regret to inform that most of the time my judgement is right.
I’ve never been wrong about judgeging people,because I have never judge someone by how they look or speak.Everyone I know is pretty nutrual and very open about themself.I respect everyone I see,so if someone says hi that i dont know i would respone back.Unless they disrespect me,then i would think there were brought up bad or there for lower class,because higher class people wouldn’t disrespect someone they dont know they would just pass by like any regular person.
I don’t think I remember judging a person by his/her apperance. To me, everyone is equal. I never really bothered to judge a person just because of thier class. Rich, Poor, middle class, all people should be treated with respect no matter what class.
Honestly, I never criticize anyone based on their looks or “social class” as you call it (not that I know of) but sometimes I do just make fun of or just joke around of what they are wearing because that’s just me. I’m a type of person who just fool around but take important things very seriously (work, school, pay bills etc.) But never judge on someone’s social cass. Either rich, poor, upper class, middle class or upper middle class their are human beings and just like william said “we should all be treated with respect no matter what class we in”. Because Lord knows we earn it.
I make assumptions about people all the time. There has been been a few times were my assumptions were beyond wrong. leaving me feeling really bad inside. However, I do have a personal bias against people of all classes . The way I was brought up plays a major role in my opinion of people off the back.
I can’t remember off the top of my head, but I know theres been multiple times where I’ve thought someone was higher up to realize they are just middle class. One of my friends who is of lower class I didn’t think I’d become friends with him, but now I go to his house like every weekend. Everyone’s different no matter what class your in.
I realized today after class, I have a bias against budgie black people. Budgie black people think they are better than the lower class, uneducated, project living black people they encounter. For many years, I have avoided socializing with budgie black people. Some of the white and bugie black social workers would request an escort to a home visit when it was in the hood. I found it to be offending when I was asked to escort them in the hood. They wouldn’t request an escort when the home visit was in Beverly Hills or the Valley. They were scared to go in certain neighborhoods unescorted and expected the black clerks who were familiar with the area to escort them. I never did it. It was not a part of my job description and I had the right to refuse.