Learning Objective:

 To understand how social class affects child rearing and ultimately one's chances in life

Introductory paragraph(s)

 Explain the purpose/theme of your paper

o Interview someone you know who you perceive to be of a different social class than your own (either higher or lower)

 Note: Use sensitivity when interviewing someone of a lower social class

o Using Lareau's Unequal Childhoods as a guide, describe the ways in which the two upbringings are similar and different

o (Interview outline)

Q: what would label your social class (working class, middle class, high class)

 A: Middle class

 Q: what is your grandparents' social class?

 A: they are working class

 Q: Do you think that education is easy to get?

 A: yes, in specific areas of the world

 Q: do you think that the opportunity of getting a job is high?

 A: it depends on the degree of the person and what kind of job your applying for.

 Q: do you think it is possible for you to survive with $1500 monthly income?

 A: it is not possible to start life with this level of income.

Analysis/Findings

 How would you classify your social class? How would you classify your interviewee's social class?

o Describe social class in terms of socioeconomic status: income, education, and occupation
 Compare and contrast the two upbringings

 Be sure to use the terms concerted cultivation and the accomplishment of natural growth where appropriate

 Explain how the two upbringings structure advantages/disadvantages in life (transmission of differential advantages) and ultimately

social mobility

Conclusion

 Brief summary of your findings

 What did you learn?