The definition of status is relative, social or professional position, standing.
The different classes are upper class, middle class and working class.
The different status's are high status and low status.
Stereotypes of upper class include:
- High paid
- Snobby
- Posh
- Play polo
- Watch opera and ballet
- Have private education
- More than one big house
- House in a foreign country
- Dress very smart
- Have expensive possessions such as jewellery
Stereotypes of middle class include:
- Small successful businesses
- Medium sized houses
- Careful with money
- Traditional family
- Church goers
- Well dressed
Stereotypes of working class include:
- Low income
- Blue collar workers
- undereducated
- Hard working
- Exploited
- Manuel labourers
- Lazy
- Small houses possibly council flats
- Strong family bonds
Stereotypes of High status include:
- Stereotypically in high paid jobs
- They think they are above people
- They boss people around
- Have a superior attitude
- Think they know best
- Live in big houses
- They follow the instruction of a person of higher status
- Earn less money
- Live in smaller houses than high status people
- Not as much is expected of them
- Less intelligent that high status people
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