So where did my interpretation of social classes of white people originate? I was reading one of my Mom's library books on psychosocial development. Unlike a lot of psychology books out there, this one was useful. Unlike a lot of books out there, this one was realistic. It was not engorged with empty philosobabble. It was filled with facts.
,,the working class white guy's adolescent days are a distant memory.
Whereas, the middle-class guy is *still* stuck in his adolescent days. He went to a four-year college, majored in some sort of liberal arts, and then could not find a job. And then he moved back in with his parents. His parents cook all his food, do all his cleaning and laundry and clean up after him, and pay all his bills.
Upon reading that passage, I combed back through my mind ___
This was a revelation to me. I am currently attending a two-year technical college myself. I mentally scanned what I know of my many classmates. ...And it dawned on me that this was all true. This revelation hit me like a ton of asphalt. This author guy was right. I witnessed it in my everyday life.
Many of the technical college students are married. They have their own households that they head as the responsible adult together with their wives or husbands. They did not whine about student loans that parents pay for while simultaneously pursuing degrees in philosophy.
Far more responsible, far more grown up than the other. Therefore, in many ways, the working class young man is leaps and bounds higher in class than the so-called middle class young man.
,,the working class white guy's adolescent days are a distant memory.
Whereas, the middle-class guy is *still* stuck in his adolescent days. He went to a four-year college, majored in some sort of liberal arts, and then could not find a job. And then he moved back in with his parents. His parents cook all his food, do all his cleaning and laundry and clean up after him, and pay all his bills.
Upon reading that passage, I combed back through my mind ___
This was a revelation to me. I am currently attending a two-year technical college myself. I mentally scanned what I know of my many classmates. ...And it dawned on me that this was all true. This revelation hit me like a ton of asphalt. This author guy was right. I witnessed it in my everyday life.
Many of the technical college students are married. They have their own households that they head as the responsible adult together with their wives or husbands. They did not whine about student loans that parents pay for while simultaneously pursuing degrees in philosophy.
Far more responsible, far more grown up than the other. Therefore, in many ways, the working class young man is leaps and bounds higher in class than the so-called middle class young man.