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Classism Reflective Essay

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There are various social classes, which are very uncertain one belongs. People may fall in

upper levels, middle while others in low courses. The complexity of social classes, poverty, and

discrimination are elaborated in different perspectives in play roles. Society judging people or

being in favor of certain people due to specific categories is referred to as classism, which brings

about social class. The school one went job status family and the money we own to ourselves,

like race, age, and gender. Society has set standards for different classes. I am born in a simple

family, which I would classify as a middle-class Parents determine the category a person belongs

to. I closely examined social class under theories of social class discrimination, inequality, and

poverty and Ted clip.

On reflection of social class theories, I found that inequalities have grown (Kraus, 2017).

Discrimination both due to poverty for some groups in a given social class. I came to release

there are class bias and also class prejudice that play a huge role. I focused on conflicts and

violence theory, the condition of work had improved; the theory states that strained relations

between workers and employees still exist. There is capitalism whereby the workers remain low

and the employer richer. Conflicts and violence bring awareness to how people are unequal, and

society is having a lot of members perishing in poverty by Karl Marx. Marx argued the recession

was brought about by taking advantage of workers, which is discrimination and capitalism's

greed. In social stratification, symbolic interaction on how social stands affects people in their

daily lives while interacting. I also watched a movie on the hidden reason for poverty that is

violence by TED. The lawyer addresses compassion to succeed in poverty level and global

poverty, and he describes how poor people are discriminated against by those in power.

After comparing two theories on stratification and the Ted movie, I analyzed that social

class positively affects the middle class and the lower level. I found it insightful how Ted
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showed the lower class's reflection as opposed to the upper class, the expression of how upper

people are accustomed to seeing the poor unhappy and struggling. I discovered most people want

themselves to be seen living well and comfortable, as portrayed clearly in social stratification

theories. I firmly believe that social class should not have such a massive role in our society.

Upper people should not only support themselves to be advantaged while poor people are

disadvantaged. I was positively affected by how poor people don't have the rights, thus being

manipulated; they live outside the law by Ted. There is a need for the upper class to have the

compassion to succeed lower class people through law enforcement to avoid gender, age,

ethnicity, schooling, and race discriminations in our society due to classes.

Discrimination is often directed against the poor due to lack of power, age, gender,

minority status, ethnicity, and schooling. Racism has led to poverty, thereby isolating some

people (Atrey, 2018). I found the interconnection and relations that one cannot travel by air

below the poverty line in a developed country. A child from a poor background may not go to

school and low education level due to poverty. Therefore the interaction between poverty and

discrimination, sex, race, age, and schooling. Women and black people may not promotion in

some countries due to sex, race, and age. I have noticed that ethnicity and race continue to be an

identity that individuals use in today’s lives, like in the US; they are even celebrated holidays.

According to several studies, racism associates widely with age, sex, and aspects of social

classes. I also realized racism might manifest as social, economic disadvantage, institution

discrimination, and interpersonal violence. I discovered that race, gender, class, and sexual and

ethnicity intersect simultaneously, directionality and multiplicatively.

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References

Kraus, M. W., Park, J. W., & Tan, J. J. (2017). Signs of social class: The experience of economic

inequality in everyday life. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 12(3), 422-435.

Atrey, S. (2018). The Intersectional Case of Poverty in Discrimination Law. Human Rights Law

Review, 18(3), 411-440.