Class. Guide to the status system of America. Paul Fassel

A specialist in the history of culture and literature, Paul Fassel fascinatingly talks about social classes in America. Although most Americans feel that a fair part of their thoughts and actions is prompted by their status considerations, the idea of ​​the class is embarrassed. In the USA there is no system of inherited titles and ranks, each generation has to re -determine the hierarchy. Class differences are so vague and difficult to doubt the very existence of a class structure. Fassel describes in detail the lifestyle of each class, the way its representatives dress, prefer to conduct leisure time where they live, what education they receive. Considering the visible features of representatives of different social classes, he focuses on those that reflect their conscious choice, and does not concern issues of racial relations or, with rare exceptions, religion and politics.