The Class Meme
Dec. 31st, 2007 10:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dreamsharkSince people are actually discussing this one, maybe it's interesting enough to publish my own. .
No scoring is suggested, but I'm pretty sure the results suggest the obvious - my background is solidly middle class, but back in the days before middle class households had multiple phones and TVs in all the bedrooms.
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 teacher [I guess. Still not sure I understand the question. There were teachers in my family]
Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
Had more than 500 books in your childhood home [I never counted, but probably]
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 [swimming, piano and horseback riding.]
The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively [I can't think of any "people in the media" that look and talk like me.]
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
Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
Went to a private high school
Went to summer camp
Had a private tutor before you turned 18
Family vacations involved staying at hotels
Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18 [But I was the oldest.]
Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
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
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 [but my Dad was always turning the heat down to save on heating bills]
No scoring is suggested, but I'm pretty sure the results suggest the obvious - my background is solidly middle class, but back in the days before middle class households had multiple phones and TVs in all the bedrooms.
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 teacher [I guess. Still not sure I understand the question. There were teachers in my family]
Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
Had more than 500 books in your childhood home [I never counted, but probably]
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 [swimming, piano and horseback riding.]
The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively [I can't think of any "people in the media" that look and talk like me.]
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
Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
Went to a private high school
Went to summer camp
Had a private tutor before you turned 18
Family vacations involved staying at hotels
Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18 [But I was the oldest.]
Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
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
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 [but my Dad was always turning the heat down to save on heating bills]
