Class and Status - Stereotypes

What is a stereotype?
A stereotype is an assumption or generalisation of how people look or act in a group of people. 

Definition of Class:
A class consists of a large group of people who share a similar economic and/or social position in society based on their income, wealth, property ownership, job status and education, etc.

Different classes found in society:
Working class, upper class and middle class.

Stereotypes in each class:
Upper class - Often wearing business clothes (typically suits), posh, high paid job, well dressed, high income, privately schooled in education - well educated places such as Oxford and Cambridge, expensive cars, own a high valued and expensive property.









Middle class - good upbringings, professional jobs, good education, living in detached houses, married, family consisting of two parents, children are in good education.







Working class - manual workers, manual jobs, large families with children, poor to average education, hard time making ends meet (money wise), no choice but to work to help family, alcoholics, possible drug takers.






Status:
A word that you use after another word to describe someone's rank within a group of people.

Different statuses found in society:
High status and low status.

Stereotypes in each status:
Low status -  Have personal insecurities, anxious, uncomfortable, worriers,  tend to fidget, rush everything, try hard to be successful, always compare themselves to higher status people, have no authority.

High status - big headed (think they're the most important people) , bigoted, confident, move slowly and take their time, have authority.