Social Class

It's sometimes hard to accept that in the United States we still have a social class system, because as Americans we like to think that everyone is equal. Our class system isn't written, and not as set in stone as other countries, but that doesn't mean it's easy to climb the social class ladder in America. The social classes are divided based on more than just money. You can have all the money in the world and still not have high class or status. At my high school the division between social classes is not as apparent because everyone pretty much belongs to the same class, but at my middle school it was a small portion of kids from upper middle class families, and a majority of poorer minorities. The division was easily seen. The white, wealthier families dressed in Hollister and A&F, talked differently, cared about school, and school related activities while the poorer, mostly Hispanic kids dressed in cheaper clothes, and didn't care about school. The two different groups rarely interacted with each other. While in middle school, you just think you don't talk to the other group because they're different, but now looking back it's not only because they're different, but they come from a different social class.