Intro
Lets say there is a boy named timothy. Timothy lives in a place similar to cary, but his family doesn't have much money, and he lives in a low cost apartment. timothy is most likely to not have many friends outside of his economic class, and he can’t afford clothing that our english book (An introduction to speech communication) says is extremely important for portraying our personality and makes us more approachable. This can lead timothy to be ostracized by his peers, and lead him to perhaps steal or find other ways of getting the money he feels will help his status. This shows how Economic Class affects a person’s ability to communicate with others, and possibly their moral values.
II. Body
Communication
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jeanette known as poor skinny girl, not smart, inventive child
c) Non verbals also greatly influence communication, and the way different economic classes typically act and communicate greatly affects how other perceive you. person in tux, person in ripped clothing
Another big factor in communication is how literate and knowledgeable a person is a) for example, A study by William Thompson and Joseph Hickey (Thompson, W & Hickey, J)Shows how Different economic classes have different levels of schooling.
b) upper-middle class have mostly graduate degrees, and most in lower-middle have finished at least some college. What is really shocking is that most who are in lower class don't just not go to college, but many don’t finish high school
C) This is important because it increases gap between upper/lower class because it is harder to communicate with people who have a lower or higher education level. B. Moral Values 1. Because of this vicious cycle, Economic class also affects moral values.
a) Based on statistics by Pew research center (Drake, Bruce) 55% of people who were born into the upper-class tend to be more likely to be greedy, and 34% are less likely to be honest while people born in middle class are only 15% less likely to be