What is the connection between a job and where these jobs stand on the social ladder?
Men such as militia are assigned to the standing army which seems to be represented as the highest status in this piece. Page three goes along with this interpretation of how a job falls on the social ladder. Going all the way down to the bottom comes the man who gives himself entirely to his peers; this man is seen as useless and selfish. Throughout history a job or status has been assigned to show where that person or group stand in the social chain.
I think the dirtier and more laborious jobs are considered to be on the lower end of the social ladder. This could because of this type of work being slaves jobs. Of course slaves were are the bottom of the social ladder and are viewed negatively. Because of this, we view laborious jobs only fit for poorer and low-status people, whereas we view doctors and lawyers of higher class.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what London is saying, that the duties associated with a job, usually dictate the "social status" of those that do that job. Generally (especially in today's society), people do not want to do the hard work. Therefore, people working jobs such as a garbage man or a janitor are viewed as being low-class. Part of this is because they are underpaided despite the fact that the work they do is more laboriousness than some of those who are paid much more. On the opposite side of this, you have some executives who are paid six-figure salaries ($100,000>) who, on some days, do little to no work, usually because they have others to work for them.
ReplyDeleteThese two main factors have helped to create a work force that is divided by social class based on the job that you do.