Social Class and Diversity

This week we were asked if social class affects the ability a family to perform its responsibilities.  My initial answer was yes. I was viewing social class as more than money or wealth, but as knowledge, education and religion as well. My reasoning was people of a better social class tend to live in better communities, I think they have better confidence and gain the ability to take advantage of more opportunities.  But then as we started to discuss what  a family's responsibilities are, I had a small change of opinion.  In the eternal perspective, I believe a family is responsible for raising children to love God. No matter your social class, or resources everyone is equally capable of this task. I think in a family, it is important to learn work ethic, independence and a view of how your personal actions affect those around you (thats my systems theory playing into everything!)  All families are capable of this- lower social classes may actually have it easier to instill these qualities since there is a larger need to work for income and each family member is crucial to the success of the family, the families are more intertwined and aware of how the outside world affects them.   It was interesting hearing everyone's comments about this matter. I really gained a deeper understanding of the role of families in society and how focusing on social class can take away from this.