Social Class Reflection

later went on to discuss how her social class affected her social class inside of the classroom with both her teachers and her peers. Lisa considered herself to be talkative and diverse in her friends. She tended to pick on those that were the same but also was able to relate to the struggles that many of them had since they were of the same social class. Her friend group consisted of those of the same race and interests as her. She liked to refer to her as a “social butterfly” and was friends with

the country may be, social stratification can enforce normalized identities upon those in society who differ in social capital. I decided to do the power and privilege shuffle with my group of three friends. None of them have ever participated in an exercise like this before so I thought it would give me a more unbiased experience. I also decided to join them in doing the exercise because I wanted to have an inside perspective that would help me with writing this reflection. My first friend is a

My Social class/ Socioeconomic status (SES) and Race/Ethnicity are two significant ways that my social position has shaped my own health. Coming from a very urban area, shuffling between the lower middle class, lower class, and being African American has contributed to my health as a child prior to being able to make my own health decisions, and living on my own. I was predominantly raised by a young single mother in a 4-person household with little to no income in the 90’s. My father did play his

Social Class refers to a group of people with similar levels of wealth, influence, and status. As time passes by many of us start to alienate from each other in terms of what classes we belong to and what type of things we could afford and it also affects the social mobility people will experience, because of that it affects a lot of us greatly and you start to realize how it affects you when it comes to what type of neighborhood you live in or what type of work you do or where you go to school.

defined through social boundaries an example is, for instance, a single sport can be played differently by rules, courts, or even the preconceived unwritten rules. Thus, the way that each social class plays the specific sport does not make their way right or wrong, but rather built out of social constraints with the environment in which they are surrounded. Each social class is taught through their own spectacles or habitus on ways they should play the sport. Looking in depth at social classes, you

about. My social location often influenced my experiences in education compared to my peers. I have been educated in fairly strong standing schools because I live in the quaint northern suburbs of Illinois. It can be expensive with taxes rising, however my single mother strove to put me and my sister in a good neighborhood in order to grow up with better opportunities than she had. The average social class standing for those in my education system tended to be upper or regular middle class. My family

Before this class I always viewed sport as a sanctuary for everyone regardless of their race, social class, and gender as something they can do together. That once everyone was on the field or at the game, we were all the same. I believed that it was an activity that did not have a political influence and it was purely for entertainment. While I still believe some of that is true, this class has challenged my view point by forcing me to view sports through a different lens. As students, we tend to

In the past two lectures, we discussed people and their social standings. The discussion made me reflect on my current living situation and consider to what social class I belong. I am a college student, obviously, but am fortunate enough to live rent free in a beautiful home where I have the entire upstairs to myself. I am in a stable relationship with my girlfriend of over two years, I drive a nice car that is paid for, and I have a solid job that I have had since the age of 16. I feel, by definition

At first I didn't know what to expect from this class. Honestly, I thought it was mostly going to be a boring class, just learning about what families and different types of families in Canada are. However, after that first class, I felt completely different about it. The class started off by discussing about equity and equality, which was awful, for me personally, because it made me feel dumb due to the fact that I thought they meant the same exact thing. What I then realized is, that I need to

As social workers, oppression and privilege are subjects that we will face every day in our work with clients. It is our role to help our clients cope with their experiences and well as empower them to fight against oppression. However when working with clients in communities different then our own it is important to examine our own bias so that we can keep them in check when working with clients. One way we can understand and recognize our biases more is by looking back on our life. I am a twenty-two-year-old