This chapter was about how parents social class impacts their kids. The chapter talked about parents who were working class. One of the things that working class can’t do is pass down stuff to their kids. Be it a family heirloom, land power, etc. it is expected seeing how they might not be able to get such a luxurious item. They also don’t have enough money or power to give their children. The children often don’t experience certain things like museums, music instruments, and other activities that middle class do. Working class parents also try to instill a certain mind set into their children. Working class parents normally believe that higher class workers aren’t as knowledgeable or as hard working as them. They believe that they leave all the actual work for the lower workers like themselves. Working parents also prioritize family above all else. There was an instance in the book where someone’s cousins were forced to turn down athletic scholarships because it was too for. In their family, being 2 hours away was considered very far.
3/22/2019
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