Wow. It really feels like forever since I have written one of these posts. It is now the second marking period and we are beginning our unit on class and consumerism. I will soon start reading my novel "Working Class Hollywood" by Steve Ross and I am more excited for this book than I was starting my other books. I find the topics of race and gender to be extremely uncomfortable, so reading books all about those topics was difficult for me. I feel much more open and comfortable when talking about social class but I am not sure why.
I have taken classes throughout high school such as Sociology and Psychology where we have studies topics similar to social class, and I always find them extremely interesting. I plan on starting my new choice book this weekend and am curious as to how it will expose and compare the different social classes. The title also makes me wonder how they will add the additional element of Hollywood into the mix. I have definitely lived in an upper middle class bubble for my whole life, but I try really hard to be aware of people's living conditions around me. Hopefully this book will help me do that! Happy weekend!
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AuthorAmy Granick is a senior at Leesville Road High School in Raleigh, North Carolina. She plans to continue her studies at North Carolina State University in the fall with a major in Psychology. Archives
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