February 7th-Third Class

During our third week of class, we discussed social class. A lot of people wonder what class they classify themselves in. There are basically three different social classes. There is upper class, middle class, and lower class. It is very interesting to compare today's social classes to past social classes. The upper class back in the Victorian era never worked and they usually got their money from inheritance. Looks during that time were outrageous! To show that they were upper class, their skin would be very pale. Which shows that they don't work. Women wore very big and dramtic hats, big dresses with layers of petticoats underneath, corsets, gloves, and most of them carried an umbrella around to block the sun. Today, we are the total opposite. Most people have to work to become part of the upper class. Just like back then, looks are important. Some people don't like to admit it, but they are. But today we don't like to have pale skin and we don't block out the sun. Women today don't wear crazy, poofy dresses and corsets on an everyday basis.