social classes in great expectations?
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The most important thing to note regarding social class is how it affects Pip. At the beginning of the novel, he is poor (lower-middle class) but happy. As he is introduced to the rich Miss Havisham and the lovely Estella (upper class) he becomes unhappy. He longs for nothing more than a change of fortune. When it comes, Pip's character changes drastically. He is not as good of a person as he once was. In the end, however, he redeems himself by helping Magwitch. A theme reltaing to social class would be "Money can't buy happiness."
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There were several social classes of people in the early days of Maryland ranging from the gentlemen investors to the freeholders to the indentured servants and slaves. In the colony it was important for members of different social classes to work together to make the colony strong. This was something that would not have happened in England.\n\nThere was an indentured servant who was important in the beginnings of the colony of St. Mary's. He came from Barbados and was an indentured servants of the Jesuits.\n\nDo you know who he was?\n\nUnfortunately the fur trade was not as successful as Lord Baltimore's colony hoped it would be. The men at St. Mary's worked long and hard hours to plant tobacco and corn instead. Tobacco was the money crop of the Chesapeake region as the Virginians already knew. The colonists planted extra corn and shipped it to New England for sale.\n\nTo make a profit from their farming the planters had to use bound or unfree labor. These workers were call indentured servants. These servants could complete their service and receive freedom dues from their masters.\n\nIn the 1680's there was a depression of the tobacco market and prices fell. Small planters did not have the money to buy bound labor. By 1690 slaves began to replace bound workers but only wealthy planters could afford to buy slaves.\n\nCan you imagine why?\n\nA few Africans were in the colony and most of them came involuntarily. Thirteen Africans came to St. Mary's in 1642 and laws that would eventually affect the large number of slaves who came later were being worked out then. If a slave was baptized Christian he was given freedom. Because the planters didn't want to lose their slaves the Maryland Assembly passed a law in 1664 which said that baptism should not affect a slave's status.\n\nIn 1663 the Maryland Assembly ruled that all blacks that were brought into the colony should be slaves for life. The law even specified that the children of slaves should also serve as slaves for life.\n\nThis is by no means a complete description of the class system in Maryland. You are invited to select a subject within this topic and write about it for our pages. Please send your text to my address below.
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You could research the relationship between the socio-economic background of the students with their class ranking.
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Class formation is a side effect of capatilism that western culture has deemed acceptable.  There will always be some people with a ton of money who don't have to work, and those with little money that cator to the wealthy.  This is acceptable, because it is theoritically possible for anyone to become rich, given the appropriate invention idea, or business model.  It is this possibility that gives the people motivation to create something that will better the lives of as many people possible, and adds value to education.  When there are more products that better the life of the mass populous, the standard of living increases within that country or economic unit.  As long as there are some checks and balances, to prevent the rich from overusing or abusing the poor, like minimum wage/40 hrs a week in the USA, or whatever makes sense in other countries, then cpatilism is the best form of government anywhere.
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I do not think that there is a mold that must be fit. If so, the "classy" women would be so alike they would b boring! Class is not a wealth status, name brand, or how you cross your legs and sit on your chair. Class is how you handle situations of severity. Class is self-respect and the unspoken request that others respect you as well. Class is a genuine woman.
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Hi! Don't know but hope the link below will provide you with some answers :o) . Another idea would be to post your question on the "Arts & Humanities", "Social Science", "Psychology" section if you have not done so already. Good luck!
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upper - inheritance\n\nregular middle class - teacher, tradesmen, office worker, sales, financial/banking officers, government workers.....
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Hierarchical arrangement of social classes,  within a society.\n\nfor example\n# Upper-middle class. High-salaried pro. (i.e., doctors,lawyer,corporate executives).\n# Lower-middle class. Lower-paid pro, but not manual laborers (i.e., police officers, office workers, small business owners).\n# Upper-lower class. Blue-collar workers. Also known as the "working class."\n# Lower-lower class. The homeless and permanently unemployed, as well as the "working poor."
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great, super great,\nif you are really good at it.\nbe at the top of your class and they will clamour for you.
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Most classes and courses and salutations.  Good Luck !   :)
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This really depends on where and what societal class you are talking about. However in Europe, society was basically divided into three sections, known as the First, Second, and Third Estate. The First Estate consisted of the nobility. The nobility were extremely rich and had enormous political power. They oversaw the elections and appiontments of the clergy, the Second Estate. The Second Estate were also relativly wealthy but not as wealthy as the First Estate. They also had less political power and the power they did have, they vested into bidding the will of the First Estate in order to retain their power. Lastly, the Third Estate consisted of merchants, artisans, and esstentially the commoners. They were substantially less wealthy but consisted of largest portion of the population. They had little political power despite their vast numbers. Unlike the First or Second Estate, the Third Estate was subject to the most taxes and worked the longest hours.\n\nAs for life in North America, the United States had recently won their independence (1776) and the citizens were eager to assert their independence. Like in Europe, large social divisions marked the American society. At the top of society were the wealthy plantation owners. These people mainly lived in the south because thats where the most profitable crops (cotton and tobacco) grew readily. The middle class mainly lived in the North which in the early 19th century, was relativly undeveloped. At the bottom of the social order were the slaves. They had little or no independence. However, in the mid-19th, tensions between pro-slavery states in the south and anti-slavery states in the north exploded into the Civil War. During the war, the north became more and more industrialized, giving the north a comparative advantage in the war. At the end of the war, slaves were granted their freedom, but that did not mean that they moved up socially. Towards the end of the 19th centruy, the industrial revolution drastically changed the landscape of the American society. Workers were able to produce more in less time. More and more blue-collar workers began moving to the more industrialized north. They worked long tiresome hours. Minimum wage was nonexistant was were any work regulations. Child labor was heavily prevelant. However, women were not accepted into the workplace on a large scale until later in the 20th century.
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Community exists within society.
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I believe it to mean a person of class...morality, values etc.\nYou can't build a mahognany hutch out of pine!!
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I think that chavs are slowly becoming aware that they have been classified into a group- which may not be a good thing! Chavs seem to take great pride in being the bane of British life, typically characterised by socks worn inside trousers, a baseball cap perched on top of a shaven head, numerous gold hoops and bling bling chains bulk bought from Argus store nationwide. And for the chavette (either Trish,Chantelle, or Chardonnay Mercedes)the obligatory item is the screaming baby chav that throws the ready meals out of the pram as fast as his mother can throw in. \n Have a look at www.chavscum.com- it's hilarious.\n I think these people are increasingly taking pride in their commoness, a kind of workers rebellion against the middle class masses. It's scary, they could take over the British empire and become the new ruling class, theres that many of them.
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I think today, more than ever before, money determines class--those that have not (like me) would probably make up the laboring class until technology either removes the need for such a class, or society (the socio-economic entity) evolves to the point where the distinctions become irrelevant...
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Area of inhabitance. Career. Financial Income. Car. Clothes. Education. And of course as for the pre-conceived notions....stereotypes:\n\nPlumber....working class\nDoctor/Lawyer.....middle class\n\n\nAll that stuff.
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The pattern of social classes in Hinduism is called the "caste system"