February 14th-Fourth Class

During class, we watched a show called Veronica Mars. We were supposed to look at the different levels of class. I think that mostly all TV shows show the same characteristics of the different classes. The upper class is the snotty, rich, white kids that drive the expensive cars and their parents hand them everything on a silver platter. These kids probably never have to work a day in their life, or if they do, they move up in the world simply because of their money or even because of their last name. The middle class is portrayed as the hardworking, trustworthy group. This is the group that is focused on the future. They want food on the table and a roof over their heads. They want their kids to have a great life but they're not spoiled and are disciplined. The dad brings in the money and the mother is a "soccer mom" and is always home taking care of her kids and cooking dinner for when the dad comes home. Lower class is portrayed as the unpopular group. They never have any friends, they never get anywhere in life, and everything was lost because they have some kind of problem like drug or alcohol addiction. I don't think that the stereotypes that you see in TV shows are true. But it's interesting to see how people portray them.