I think that social class is very important to people living in the United States. It's not that people purposely judge others on their class, it's just so ingrained in society that it's hard to break away from it. The book provides many great examples about how people from the working class, middle class, and upper class are all seperated. It was definitely quite prominant in my high school who the "rich" kids were and who the "poor" kids were. Because these two groups often live in different areas around town, they hardly ever interact and create their own social groups that are seperate from one another. In high school, I was on the crew team. Crew is often considered an rich person sport due to the astronomical costs of the equipment and the fact that it isn't paid for by the school. Every year when we would compete at the Stotesbury Cup, the largest high school regatta, the trophies would be won by the elite, private schools were money wasn't an issue.
Exploring the PBS website about the documentary People Like Us was really interesting. I liked reading the stories about the people from different classes and I could relate to a lot of them. I think it definitely helped emphasis how social classes still play an important role in today's society. After exploring the website, this documentary is on my list of movies to watch.
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