SOC-1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Social Class, Individualism, Literature Review
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Millennial culture- us with smart phones, social media, apple products, online streaming, north face, lulu lemon. Like gatsby, buying things that by their nature are elite (opera) Our tastes and what we like are shaped by our social class. This type of elite display is used to justify equality. Im so diverse in my tastes, why don"t other people do that . Elite people can attribute their success to their personal characters, but they have been privilege their whole lives and have had opportunities that other class people have not been able to have he comes from a different background. Kanye rich rapper, cant make certain goods cuz hes not qualified enough as. Class vs status, boils down to reputation within a given field. How do people cope with problematic family relationships and loss. The development and loss of family relationships throughout a lifetime and what each.
