America is classless. This is a myth that has infiltrated the mainstream and poisoned the public perception. Class is defined by the merrium-webster dictionary as, “a: a group sharing the same economic or social status, b: social rank.” According to a report by the New York Times, there are five class categories existing in American society today, the top fifth, upper middle, middle, lower middle, and bottom fifth. Your social class is tightly linked to your education, and success or failure in education can mean digging your way out of poverty, or plunging into it. (more…)
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