110014906 by Natasha

Natasha/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25744526

natasha_nassimi — 2014-02-02 14:49:24 UTC

This article describes the middle class. It relates to the tutorial we had as it describes

how class influences our taste and lifestyle choices. At the same time the article says that the

term class seems to be ‘out of date’ and these days it is harder to differentiate between the classes as John Prescott argues ‘we are all middle class now’.

Natasha/http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/jun/15/grayson-perry-suzanne-moore-taste-class

natasha_nassimi — 2014-02-02 15:09:37 UTC

This article describes the stereotypes surrounding class and taste.

In relates to the lecture as it supports the idea that class is increasingly

revolves around taste and consumption as opposed to work.

Natasha/http://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/feb/27/upper-class-people-behave-selfishly

natasha_nassimi — 2014-02-16 14:42:02 UTC

This Article draws on a study which found that the upper class is more likely to lie, cheat, and act selfishly. The study also suggests that social status, which is one of Weber’s attributes of the upper class, leads to greed. In addition, it is argued that having economic stability and power might lead to people not perceiving the risks of their behaviour.

Natasha/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-features/10117264/Grayson-Perry-Taste-is-woven-into-our-class-system.html

natasha_nassimi — 2014-02-16 14:58:11 UTC

Grayson Perry argues that a person's taste is the result of their social class. The way we like to dress, the quality of our clothes, the programs we like to watch on TV are all influenced by our class background. This is linked to the lecture in week 3 as we discussed that class influences our culture and taste.

Natasha/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3K-itBNNRc

natasha_nassimi — 2014-03-02 16:07:12 UTC

This clip describes the general stereotypes of the Chav Culture. When people are asked to describe what a chav is, they often refer to their clothes and sense of fashion. They are described as 'wanting to attract attention to themselves' and as 'creepy' and being 'classless'. Overall only negative stereotypes were mentioned.

Natasha/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYyr51h4_pQ

natasha_nassimi — 2014-03-09 13:02:41 UTC

In this clip of wife swap, we see the differences between the working class families and the middle class families, especially when it comes to education and culture values, for example the middle class family placed much more importance on these issues than the working class family

Natasha/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t7EZK_yrP8

natasha_nassimi — 2014-03-24 16:56:38 UTC

This clip demonstrates the use of racism in comedy which is still present in America today. Hobbes 'superiority theory' is presented here as togetherness is expressed by mocking minority groups

Natasha/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/society/the-law/criminology/the-whiter-the-collar-and-the-higher-your-status-the-more-the-crime-will-pay

natasha_nassimi — 2014-03-26 13:49:10 UTC

This article talks about white collar crime, and describes how often, when people with high status do crime, they get away with it, and their punishment is usually less severe than it would be if it was blue collar crime. Therefore, perhaps it is not so clear if blue collar crime indeed is more prominent, or if white collar crime just gets away with it more.

Natasha/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY7_TlT0Ho4

natasha_nassimi — 2014-04-01 10:52:13 UTC

This clip explains how middle class and working class families raise their children differently, especially with the way they use language, and that this installs different values in the child. This in turn leads to those children growing up to be different from another, with a clear division of middle and working class between them.

Natasha/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12339401

natasha_nassimi — 2014-04-10 16:40:04 UTC

This article describes how social mobility is declining because middle class families often have advantages that the working class do not have, for example they have different contacts and many are privately educated, In turn this enables them to have better jobs.These are priviledges that the working class do not have and can leave them disadvantaged.

Natasha/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/britain-now-has-7-social-classes--and-working-class-is-a-dwindling-breed-8557894.html

natasha_nassimi — 2014-04-13 10:13:07 UTC

This image represents the different stereotypes of the different classes, for example, the guy from the elite class is wearing a suit. A survey was carried out to distinguish different classes, and 7 different classes appeared from the survey, each having a different description. The class divisions were based on economic capital, social capital and cultural capital. The elite class has the highest amount of all three capitals.