Socio-Economic Class Notes - Paul Roussos

Paul Roussos
2/10/13

Socio Economic Class on Campus

     Social classes are prevalent at all times throughout our daily lives. It is an idea based on the stratification of people into separate groups of social status. The most commonly recognized classes are the upper, middle, and lower classes. Socio Economic Class diversity can be seen throughout many locations on Bellevue Campus. First there is the transportation options to which people of different classes are accustomed to. People of a lower class may be seen riding the bus, bicycle or other form of public transportation in order to arrive on campus. However people of a higher class can be seen driving personally owned vehicles. These students arriving in their own cars can assume to have easier access to economic funds in order to pay for gas and routine maintenance. Students on campus can also be extremely diverse in their socio-economic class. Visual representations of class could be seen through the accessories carried by students on campus. People of higher fortune may carry personal laptops. One can assume someone who owns a laptop also has access to higher levels of income compared to other students on campus. Less fortunate students may be seen conducting their work on public computers available in the library as well as numerous other computer labs spread throughout campus.

This is one of the multiple bus stops that can be seen on Bellevue Campus

The Student shown here working on his laptop can assume to have access to higher levels of income