Overthelast25years,Britishsocietyhaschangedagreatdeal–oratleastmanypartsofithave.小题1:.Ideasaboutsocialclass–whetherapersonis“working-class”or“middle-class”–areoneareainwhichchan
Overthelast25years,Britishsocietyhaschangedagreatdeal–oratleastmanypartsofithave. 小题1:.Ideasaboutsocialclass–whetherapersonis“working-class”or“middle-class”–areoneareainwhichchangeshavebeenextremelyslow.
Inthepast,theworking-classtendedtobepaidlessthanmiddle-classpeople.ThetypicalworkingmanwouldcollecthiswagesonFridayeveningandthen,itwaswidelybelieved,havinggivenhiswifeher"housekeeping",wouldgooutandsquandertherestonbeerandbetting.
Theoldstyleofwhatamiddle-classmandidwithhismoneywasperhapsnearerthetruth.Hewas-andstillis-inclinedtotakealonger-termview.Notonlydidheregardbuyingahouseasamostimportantthing,buthealsoconsideredtheeducationofhischildrenasextremelyimportant.小题2:.Onlyinveryfewcasesdidworkershavetheopportunity(ortheeducationandtraining)tomakesuchlong-termplans.
小题3:Inalargenumberofcasesfactoryworkersearnasmuchastheirmiddle–classsupervisors(管理者).Socialsecurityandlawstoimprovecentury,havemadeitlessnecessarythanbeforetoworryabout"tomorrow".Working-classpeopleseemslowlytobelosingthefeelingofinferiority(自卑感).Infacttherehasbeenagrowingtendencyinthepastfewyearsforthemiddle-classestofeelslightlyashamedoftheirposition.
小题4:.Theygenerallytendtoshareverysimilartastesinmusicandclothes,theyspendtheirmoneyinhavingagoodtime,andsaveforholidaysorlonger-termplanswhennecessary.Thereseemstobemuchlessdifferencethaninpreciousgenerations.小题5:.Aslongasthisgapexists,therewillalwaysbeapossibilitythatnewconflictsandjealousieswillemerge,orratherthattheoldconflictswillre-appear,butbetweendifferentgroups.A.Nowadays,agreatdealhaschangedB.BothoftheseprovidedhimandhisfamilywithsecurityC.Asaresult,differencesinlife–stylesandattitudescameintoexistenceD.However,westillhaveawidegapbetweenthewell–paidandthelow-paidE.Inrecentyears,theworking–classpeoplehavebeguntodesignlong–termplans
F.Insomeways,however,verylittlehaschanged,particularlyw