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    “ pharaohs and those associated with divinity were at the top”. This is because they were considered gods. Also because the priests were wealthy. This is why pharaohs and priests were at the top of the social classes. Next the soldiers, and the pro educated are at the middle of the ancient social class system. “ soldiers fought in wars or quelled in domestic uprisings”. Next are the pro educated these are your scribes, accountants,and doctors. This is part of the middle class.

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    Social Classes: Comparative Sociology In this paper I will contrast how Marx and Weber understood the undergirding social dynamics of capitalist society. Whereas Marx look at social classes and class struggle, Weber focuses on different spheres of status, class situation, and power group (being associations of people that tried to influence social actions). Durkheim, a structural functionalist, argued everything in society exist for a purpose, and that society is bounded together by ideas and social

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    Classism is the biased or discriminatory attitude based on the difference between social classes. In the red queen, there were two major groups, who had conflicts. They were the Silvers and the Reds. The silvers were considered elite and godly. For example, Maven had a power that could control fire. On the other hand, Reds like Kilorn had red blood and did not have powers. Since the silvers had powers, they also had more status and money. Whereas, reds had to work normal jobs for the silvers or go

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    support a theory the U.S. economic system is without a social class system, in the typical sense. However, through many proven research methods, science leans in the opposite direction of that theory. It has been shown that humans have a natural tendency to not only roam in places where they feel as though they belong, but they also exhibit similar traits in spending based on their surroundings. The main idea of the article “Social Classes and Spending Behavior” by Pierre Martineau is to understand

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    another are the social classes of the rich and the poor. This isn’t a battle for power on the side of the poor, but for equality and stability, while control is what the rich have, and what they intend to keep a hold of. There is a gap that between the rich and the poor, that recently has rapidly increased. In the question of the gap there is a growing concern that the separation can cause an economic depression if it is to keep up like it has been. The battle between the classes of the rich and

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    speaks Nick in the beginning of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. This exemplifies how people born into different social classes are not born with the same character and ethics. Since people from different classes think so differently, this may cause conflicts between them and might prevent them from having substantial relationships with each other. There are several social classes referenced in The Great Gatsby. There is a distinction between the wealthy who live in West Egg, and those who live

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    Canterbury Tales, written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the fourteenth century, the social classes are changing due to the events of the time. The Black Plague has just killed about two-thirds of Europe’s population and the Hundred Years War has ravaged the land. Due to the lack of a labor force, a middle-class is forming that begins to shift the values of society. Marxist criticism, based on the philosophy of Karl Marx, focuses on social class struggles and how literature reflects those struggles. It searches

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    divided into six specific classes which were known as patricians, senators, equestrians, plebeians, freed people and slaves. Patricians, senators and equestrians were considered as the upper class people. Plebeians, also known as commoners, were considered as the middle class and freed people and slaves made up the lower class. Each of these groups of people wore different clothing that distinguished their role and status in society. The differences between these social classes can be revealed by studying

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    England prospered under the long rule of Queen Elizabeth I. This period of time, known as the Elizabethan Era, consisted of distinct differences between social classes. Diverse education, clothing, and entertainment were all important aspects of life in the Elizabethan Era. To start off, differences in education not only included upper and lower classes, but also schooling for boys and girls. While both girls and boys were able to go to local elementary schools from age 5-8, only the boys would be able

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    Brandon Smith Professor Black English 1102 4 December 2014 Tarzan Dealing with 2 Social Classes In the early 1900’s, people were put into the rich or poor social class because that’s basically all that there was. There was no middle class to even out the world like we have today, so seeing a rich man and a poor woman or vice versa, was very uncommon and frowned upon. Although love is something that cannot be controlled, being different in the society back then was like walking in dangerous territory

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