Exploring Social Class in the U.S.

How much do you think social class matters in the U.S. today?

After reading through the stories on the "People Like Us" page I was suprised to find someone who lived similarly to me. Karen's father was in the military and traveled around the world, she also had to change her social status which each move and she moved to Western PA and then to a VA suburb, both of which my family did too. One difference is my dad was enlisted and her dad was an officer so we didn't do country clubs in PA. I think social class matters a great deal in the U.S. today. Unfortunately I wish it didn't. Even though Karen's father moved to VA and couldn't afford to do the more expensive things they did in PA they would've still looked at my family differently because at that time my father hadn't graduated from college. Before retiring after 20 years, he finally recieved his B.S., took a job consulting at the Pentagon and moved into the upper middle class. Although he enjoys some luxuries, coming from a working class he knows what it is like and doesn't believe in giving in to social class boundaries and enjoys the company of people on all levels of the social classes.