Essays on Class Culture

There is a common misconception fostered by many Britons that with the growing diversity and the growing influence of globalization in the country Great Britain has become a classless society. This myth is further reinforced by the proclamations made by different political dignitaries like former British Prime Minister John Major who expressed the desire to create a 'classless society of opportunity' after he came into power back in 1990s (Lewis, 2013). Not only John Major, another Prime Minister of Great Britain Tony Blair also proclaimed in his speech in 1999 that "the class war is over" (Marsden, 1999). But in ...

Introduction

Education is a vital component for the growth and success of Britons, but with a wide range of schools to choose from, it is no easy task for parents to make the choice of school for their children. The choice becomes more difficult when the school system is categorized into two types, private and state. There is no doubt that private school has certainly some advantages over state schools and state schools are outperformed by private schools in A level and GCSE results. But having said that, neither all the private schools are best in education quality nor all the state ...

While a culture exists for a country, it can also exist for almost any organized and ongoing situations. Mostly a teacher governs culture in a class. They set the rules and the environment, but a class culture emerges independently of a particular teacher and students, and area of study affect the outcome of a class culture. This essay looks at the cultures of three of my class and compares and contrasts the differences of various classes. Names identifying the teachers of the classes have been changed for their protection. The teacher did not laydown any formal rules for the class at the onset, but there ...