Overthelast25yearsBritishsocietyhaschangedagreatdeal–oratleastmanypartsofithave.【小题1】.Ideasaboutsocialclass–whetherapersonis“working-class”or“middle-class”–areoneareainwh
Overthelast25yearsBritishsocietyhaschangedagreatdeal–oratleastmanypartsofithave. 【小题1】.Ideasaboutsocialclass–whetherapersonis“working-class”or“middle-class”–areoneareainwhichchangeshavebeenextremelyslow.
Inthepasttheworking-classtendedtobepaidlessthanmiddle-classpeople.ThetypicalworkingmanwouldcollecthiswagesonFridayeveningandthenitwaswidelybelievedhavinggivenhiswifeher"housekeeping"wouldgooutandsquandertherestonbeerandbetting.
Theoldstyleofwhatamiddle-classmandidwithhismoneywasperhapsnearerthetruth.Hewas-andstillis-inclinedtotakealonger-termview.Notonlydidheregardbuyingahouseasamostimportantthingbuthealsoconsideredtheeducationofhischildrenasextremelyimportant.【小题2】.Onlyinveryfewcasesdidworkershavetheopportunity(ortheeducationandtraining)tomakesuchlong-termplans.
【小题3】Inalargenumberofcasesfactoryworkersearnasmuchastheirmiddle–classsupervisors(管理者).Socialsecurityandlawstoimprovecenturyhavemadeitlessnecessarythanbeforetoworryabout"tomorrow".Working-classpeopleseemslowlytobelosingthefeelingofinferiority(自卑感).Infacttherehasbeenagrowingtendencyinthepastfewyearsforthemiddle-classestofeelslightlyashamedoftheirposition.
【小题4】.Theygenerallytendtoshareverysimilartastesinmusicandclothestheyspendtheirmoneyinhavingagoodtimeandsaveforholidaysorlonger-termplanswhennecessary.Thereseemstobemuchlessdifferencethaninpreciousgenerations.【小题5】.Aslongasthisgapexiststherewillalwaysbeapossibilitythatnewconflictsandjealousieswillemergeorratherthattheoldconflictswillre-appearbutbetweendifferentgroups.
A.Nowadaysagreatdealhaschanged B.Bothoftheseprovidedhimandhisfamilywithsecurity C.Asaresultdifferencesinlife–stylesandattitudescameintoexistence D.Howeverwestillhaveawidegapbetweenthewell–paidandthelow-paid E.Inrecentyearstheworking–classpeoplehavebeguntodesignlong–termplans
F.Insomewayshoweververylittlehaschangedparticular