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does social class exist in America?

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Don Rizzle:
the way i see the class boundaries in britiain is mainly to do with how people speak and conduct themselves also the level of education they recieved, people seem to becoming less concerned out about other peoples material wealth to some extent

7even:
it exists everywhere.

Z the laidback Virus:
There is allways and everywhere a class difference and it's basis can be anything.

Money can be it's basis,like what was pointed out earlier.

But in social groups where money isn't or doesn't have to be the defining factor, on schools for example, the basis for class can be quite different. I don't know about American high schools, but on mine in the Netherlands, the level of education and corresponding ability to learn where the defining element in class. Our school gave several levels of education (of increasing challenge and difficulty) and there really was a social class because of it.

All subdirections of VMBO felt more alike with each other then with the others (and constituted 'lower class') and the same was true for the directions of HAVO and VWO (these two being the  'upper class'), while in each direction, the various subdivisions also felt more akin to each other then to the others.

So, class can be based on very different things but when you deal with a large group, it'll allways exist.

Doggystylin:
It all depends on each person's view, the classes can exist if you want them to.

Primo:
I doesn't that bad. I Myself are lower middle class. my parents are about middle middle class. If u saw me in McDonalds u wouldn't think anything because I dress nice. But as soon as u seen me go home to the trailor park the kids that live in huge houses look down on you.
I think its rediculous. In a way I think it is better to have to work for you're own shit. It makes you appreciate what you have.I see it all the time.Daddy buys his son a brand new car. Son ruins it in a year and expects another one. I will get the last laugh when I get out of school with a masters in architecture and get my license.It'll be even more soothing because I put myself through school by working a 8.50 an hour best buy job.

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