Category: Social Class

While on the surface, Kafkas The Metamorphosis appears to be just a tale of a travelling salesman who one day wakes up transformed into a monstrous vermin, this far fetched plotline is only the tip of an iceberg concealing beneath the surface a wealth of societal criticism. The novel carefully explores and critiques the dehumanizing…

Social class in the Victorian era is often envisioned as a strict structure made up of the working, middle and upper classes: difficult to climb up but easy to fall down. However, in Emily Brontes Wuthering Heights, that strict class structure is turned upside down, with characters gaining a higher social position just as easily…

Social class is defined as, A system of ordering society whereby people are divided into sets based on perceived social or economic status (Oxford dictionary). In The Kite Runner, written by Khaled Hosseini, social class plays a significant role. Throughout the centuries humans continue to find ways to divide themselves into categories such as ethnicity,…

In The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton, there is a common theme of class divide rich vs poor and greasers vs socs. In the novel The Outsiders is about two gangs on each side of a town. The socs and the greasers, who have a destructive rivalry and are very different. However throughout the course…

It goes without saying that stratification was the huge topic to discuss over the ages and still have a great relevance in todays world. The definition of stratification is the process in which people are divided into different groups and level of living according to their visual aspects, occupation, wealth, income and so forth. So,…

Class Conflicts Class conflict which is also known as class struggle and class rivalry is the political tension and economic antipathy that exists in society subsequent to socio-economic competitions and battles among the social classes. The types of class conflict can involve direct violence, for example, fighting over resources and cheap labor and assassinations; indirect…

You know something, Scout? Ive got it all figured out, now. Ive thought about it a lot lately and Ive got it figured out. Therere four kinds of folks in the world. Theres the ordinary kind like us and the neighbors, theres the kind like the Cunninghams out in the woods, the kind like the…

Introduction The Safavid Empire, which reigned over Persia from 1501 to 1736, had a complex social structure that shaped the lives of its inhabitants. Understanding the social hierarchy and organization within the Safavid Empire provides valuable insights into the power dynamics, societal norms, and daily lives of its people. This essay aims to provide an…

Social class refers to the hierarchical categorization of individuals within a society based on a number of variables including wealth, income, education, occupation, and social network. While there are a number of models describing social class, the most commonly known model includes the upper-class, the middle-class, and the lower-class. The higher ones position within the…

Social class is a separation of society based on social and economic status. Its also one of the main reasons for division in todays society. The novel Pride and Prejudice originated in the late 1800s and early 1900s. During this time, social hierarchies were what mattered and this was what determined the success of someones…