There are other ways that class has affected my life, especially in the area that I grew up in. In Tampa, Florida area, class shows itself as the big homes of the rich, white people. In my own race and cultural group, class wasn t an issue because we were all in the same boat. My friends and I used to joke and tease if one of us got a little money because we knew it was hard to come by. I think because of my class and ethnicity, I was never invited or able to visit one of those homes.
Class can predict chances of both survival and success.
I could identify with this quote because of where I came from. My mother attended college thinking if she had a college education, she would be able to make more money. This wasn t always the case. Wage gap can be defined as pay differences that are based on one s gender, race or class. These are caused by differences in education, labor force experience and mostly to discrimination because of gender and race.