In the media the terms lower class, middle class, and upper class are found. What exactly does that mean? To begin with, your economic class is the amount of money annually a person brings into a household. The reality is a person’s class is defined by other factors besides money. Economic class also involves attitudes and behaviors about life, food, and relationships. A person economically can be classified as upper class, but their behavior and attitude may be middle class. What are some of these other factors that define class? Some topics are also included in accredited online colleges for … [Read more...]
Lower Class Children: Closer to the Purpose of Life
Lower class children have a less materialistic attitude. Aside from the most obvious reasons, it is not just because they lack the funds to become materialistic or technology to be materialistic; it is because they have more time to focus on the finer things in life such as family, friends and laughter. This is not to say that upper and middle class children do not have an appreciation for family and the like, but lower class children have less of an opportunity to become materialistic. Lack of materials equal lack of materialism, it is an equation that cannot be duplicated in any other … [Read more...]
The Middle Class: Plans for the Future
It's no mystery that the consensus this past decade or so is that the middle class of America was left behind. Not good news for the long recession/recovery. After all, it makes sense to assert that the middle class is the backbone of the United States. So why let it fall by the wayside? The question then remains: what is the government doing about the middle class? It's obvious college has become even more important especially with the onset of some of the latest rage in education trends, such as online degrees. But there's still obviously more work to be done. Here's the news: January 25th, … [Read more...]