Money Can't Buy You Class

In our class today we began to watch the film called "Class Dismissed” which gave a basic overview of how social class and working class were portrayed in the television shows throughout the 1950’s to the present decade.

The film began by showing basic background of how society views the different working classes. Many families who were classified as working class would see products advertised on TV and would purchase them so that can be portrayed as middle class and that would make them feel happier and carefree. In addition throughout the film I noticed that social class was not as highly recognized as in working class. In the film during the early decades if you presented yourself a certain way then people assumed you were middle class or higher. But in today’s society it’s not about what you know but who you know, in other words " status".
A prime example of status in social class is the television show "Gossip Girl". Gossip Girl is a fantastic teen drama that shows how important class and status is New York City. Even though the television show is about teens it also depicts how society plays a major role in class.  The teens in this show have different social background although they all attend the same school and interact with each other.

In conclusion status is not based on race, color, or age I feel as though status will evolve will become much bigger as the years progress on.