Social class

Social class are economic or cultural arrangements of groups in society. In Britain, classes are divided into three groups, the upper class, the middle class and the lower or working class.

The upper class generally include very rich people coming for example from aristocracies families. The middle class include people business peoples, or professionals. And the lower class regroup people who work to survive.

Despites people from different class are all human; there are many things that differentiate them. According to the video that has been watched in class Channel4 (2011), they were many differences between a northern working class girls and an urban upper class girl. These differences were mainly based on the gesture, the language, the posture... And what was really surprising above the video were the fact that there is a way to speak that makes people believe that you are coming from an upper class, also the way her teacher were learned her how to turn her mouth when she might wanted to speak in front of people.

Generally, people might define or use the word “posh” for wealthy people with elegant and luxurious house.

References: Channel4 (2011) “Shop girl to It girl”. Available at: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/faking-it/4oD#2922253. Accessed (22/06/2011).