The Importance Of Upper-Class In Michael Caine's Who Rules America
Michael Caine said, “Someone is very upper-class, you have a stereotype of him which is probably true. If someone has a working-class accent, you have no idea who you're talking to”. Caine suggests that people only care about the upper class people and have certain stereotypes about them, whereas other working-class people has no values and importance. No one is even willing to spend their time in judging the middle and lower class people. This is the fact of the society which reflects the importance of the upper class. The middle class and lower class are usually ignored despite the fact that most of the people in society consist of lower and middle class. The proportion of the population of the upper class is significantly lower than upper
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Their presence in society has an immense influence in society, although the proportion of their size in society is too less. According to the book Who Rules America?, by William Domhoff, the distribution of wealth in America is the primary highlight of the influence of the upper class. The top 1% of Americans own around 34% of the wealth in the U.S. while the bottom 80% own only approximately 16% of the wealth. This clearly demonstrates significance of the upper class. One percent of upper class people are responsible for the majority of economic flow within the entire USA. Their role in society is the most crucial and important. It is, therefore, essential for media and literature to portray their actual images rather than focusing on their virtual stereotypes. Upper class consists of a diverse group of people, which do not ensure that all of them should represent similar images. Although celebrities coming from similar backgrounds and possessing similar social status may represent different images. In such cases, the stereotypical representation of one group may overshadow other one which demands the essence of a true representation of such upper class personalities. For example, according to Sydney Morning Herald, Sylvester Stallone was officially charged with illegally importing performance and image enhancing drugs in a Sydney courtroom. On the other hand Daily news on August 06, 2012, reported that Arnold
Their presence in society has an immense influence in society, although the proportion of their size in society is too less. According to the book Who Rules America?, by William Domhoff, the distribution of wealth in America is the primary highlight of the influence of the upper class. The top 1% of Americans own around 34% of the wealth in the U.S. while the bottom 80% own only approximately 16% of the wealth. This clearly demonstrates significance of the upper class. One percent of upper class people are responsible for the majority of economic flow within the entire USA. Their role in society is the most crucial and important. It is, therefore, essential for media and literature to portray their actual images rather than focusing on their virtual stereotypes. Upper class consists of a diverse group of people, which do not ensure that all of them should represent similar images. Although celebrities coming from similar backgrounds and possessing similar social status may represent different images. In such cases, the stereotypical representation of one group may overshadow other one which demands the essence of a true representation of such upper class personalities. For example, according to Sydney Morning Herald, Sylvester Stallone was officially charged with illegally importing performance and image enhancing drugs in a Sydney courtroom. On the other hand Daily news on August 06, 2012, reported that Arnold