Social Class & Cultural Diversity

For our preparation for class this week, we went over a video about a woman, her family, and the lifestyle she lives. 

The link below leads to a video that we watched and discussed in class.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8VXrHeLqBA&feature=related

After watching this video, my first feeling was sadness. I felt so bad for this woman because I saw how hard she was working and to reap such little benefits. She chose to not be on food stamps or receive help from the government and the fact that she would walk such far distances to work really struck me. It is interesting how her social class and the way she lives is much different than that of others across the country and the world. 

There are different levels of social class and cultures differ around the globe. Tammy, the woman in the video above, is an example of a woman in a low, poor social class.

Culture is defined in the book we are studying out of this semester, called, Marriage & Family: The Quest for Intimacy. The definition of culture is the beliefs, norms, & values of a group along with the customs, behaviors and traditions. Diversity is also described and it is the differences and variations between groups and between cultures. 

These two factors highly influence societies.