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I've been thinking a bit about social class lately, and this little quiz Reify posted intrigued me.
He credits "From a Quaker blog via aryspop, originally and copyrighted by W. Barratt et al. " and who am I to argue?
Bold text applies to me, the rest doesn't. My comments are parenthetically notated.
Father went to college
Father finished college
Mother went to college
Mother finished college
Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor.
Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers
Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
Were read children's books by a parent
Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively
Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs (They would have helped me through the local college, if it was necessary)
Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
Went to a private high school
Went to summer camp (if YMCA day camp counts)
Had a private tutor before you turned 18
Family vacations involved staying at hotels (when I was small we camped a lot, by the time I was in high school we stayed in hotels/motels)
Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18 (at least after age 5 or so)
Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them (as a college graduation present)
There was original art in your house when you were a child
Had a phone in your room before you turned 18
You and your family lived in a single family house
Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
You had your own room as a child
Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
Had your own TV in your room in High School (I had 20 year old hand-me-down B&W TV for a couple of summers)
Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16
Went on a cruise with your family
Went on more than one cruise with your family
Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up
You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family
He credits "From a Quaker blog via aryspop, originally and copyrighted by W. Barratt et al. " and who am I to argue?
Bold text applies to me, the rest doesn't. My comments are parenthetically notated.
Father went to college
Father finished college
Mother went to college
Mother finished college
Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor.
Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers
Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
Were read children's books by a parent
Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively
Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs (They would have helped me through the local college, if it was necessary)
Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
Went to a private high school
Went to summer camp (if YMCA day camp counts)
Had a private tutor before you turned 18
Family vacations involved staying at hotels (when I was small we camped a lot, by the time I was in high school we stayed in hotels/motels)
Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18 (at least after age 5 or so)
Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them (as a college graduation present)
There was original art in your house when you were a child
Had a phone in your room before you turned 18
You and your family lived in a single family house
Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
You had your own room as a child
Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
Had your own TV in your room in High School (I had 20 year old hand-me-down B&W TV for a couple of summers)
Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16
Went on a cruise with your family
Went on more than one cruise with your family
Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up
You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family