Sitting at work, i realized sociology was present. Looking around at the people getting their hair done, it was clear that social classes were among us. While washing a woman's hair, she told me about her life. All the vacations she's been on and the number of children she had to take care of; including the many jobs she took part in, in order to support her family. This woman is in the middle working class, where she earns her money and takes pride in the amount of time spent with her family and friends. Either way, this woman struggled. Being in the economy we are currently in doesn't make it any easier on her, in addition to her children that need the support of their single mother.
It's interesting to me that appearance can give away clues to which class people belong t, whether someone is higher or lower class. knowing many people that belong to all sorts of classes gives me the opportunity to learn how to act towards them and around them. It is difficult to relate to some of my friends that belong to higher classes than myself. For example, my friends like going out to dinner and with the salary I have from working at a salon, I am not able to go out and treat myself as much as they do.
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