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Running Head: The Effects of Social Class on Space
The Effects of Social Class on Space:
Brandi Garrison
DeVry University

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Running Head: The Effects of Social Class on Space
When the term “social class” comes to mind, it is commonly associated with four basic
hierarchal categories; upper class, middle class, working class, and lower class. Which social class one
falls under is dependent on multiple variables, some of which include material possessions, wealth,
power, authority, prestige, and culture. The previous mentioned factors dictate the space and standard
of living the members of each class will become accustomed.
Sociologists typically use three methods to determine social class. The objective method
measures and analyzes hard facts, the subjective method asks what people think of themselves, and the
reputational method asks what people think of others. According to the information provided in the
essays “Westbury Court,” “They All Just Went Away,” and “Silent Dancing,” all three authors originated
from working class households. Working class citizens are classified as:
Minimally educated people who engage in “manual labor” with little or no prestige. Unskilled
workers in the classdishwashers, cashiers, maids, and waitressesusually are underpaid and
have no opportunity for career advancement. They are often called the working poor. Skilled
workers in this classcarpenters, plumbers, and electriciansare often called blue collar
workers. They may make more money than workers in the middle classsecretaries, teachers,
and computer technicians; however, their jobs are usually more physically taxing, and in some
cases quite dangerous. (“Types of Social Classes of People,” n.d.)
In her youth, Edwidge Danticat emigrated from Haiti to the United States. Danticat’s family
settled in Brooklyn, New York in a six-story building in a cul-de-sac off of Flatbush Avenue that shares
the same name as her essay, “Westbury Court.” In an interview she professes:
We were not a family of means, and my parents, I think, had a difficult choice that a lot of
parents have. I stayed behind with my uncle and his wife, and we grew up in a house that was
full of children like us, cousins whose parents were in Canada, in the Dominican Republic. We
had also grown up with a notion and I think this is something I wanted to show in the book

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 The Effects of Social Class on Space: Brandi Garrison DeVry University When the term “social class” comes to mind, it is commonly associated with four basic hierarchal categories; upper class, middle class, working class, and lower class. Which social class one falls under is dependent on multiple variables, some of which include material possessions, wealth, power, authority, prestige, and culture. The previous mentioned factors dictate the space and standard of living the members of each class will become accustomed. Sociologists typically use three methods to determine social class. The objective method measures and analyzes hard facts, the subjective method asks what people think of themselves, and the reputational method asks what people think of others. According to the information provided in the essays “Westbury Court,” “They All Just Went Away,” and “Silent Dancing,” all three authors originated from working class households. Working class citizens are classified as: Minimally educated people who engage in “manual labor” with little or no prestige. Unskilled workers in the class—dishwashers, cashiers, maids, and waitresses—usually are underpaid and have no opportunity for career advancement. They are often called the working poor. Skilled workers in this class—carpenters, plumbers, and electricians—are often called blue collar workers. They may make more money than workers in the middle class—secretaries, teachers, an ...
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