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Bob001 · 17th February 2019, 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by TragicMonkey

He may have been from working class origins, but attending college moves him up to the middle class. At least while he's there. He may fail to get a middle class job and fall back to working class afterward.

If you think social class is that malleable, you don't know what it means. Getting a college degree might move someone into the middle class -- maybe -- but not just taking some courses.

17th February 2019, 04:44 PM	#24
Bob001 Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: US of A Posts: 13,017	Originally Posted by TragicMonkey He may have been from working class origins, but attending college moves him up to the middle class. At least while he's there. He may fail to get a middle class job and fall back to working class afterward. If you think social class is that malleable, you don't know what it means. Getting a college degree might move someone into the middle class -- maybe -- but not just taking some courses.