Social Class and how we are viewed

People around America are viewed by their social class. We are judged by first glance. One of the biggest determining factors is where a person lives. The size of our house and area which you live separates people into groups. By going to a school like Stevenson, people would think differently of a student compared to a student that goes to a private school on the upper east side of Manhattan or a student who went to school in the south side of Chicago. Television portrays social class and how people are viewed. A good example of this is the TV show Gossip Girl. The characters categorize themselves with others who have equal wealth. Money displays a lot of the time if people are worth being around. The more money you have the more respect you deserve. I don't agree with this, but i cannot say that i don't judge people at all either. When meeting new people I usually ask where they live to get a better idea of the type of social class they belong to. As bad as that sounds i feel as if that is what our society has come to these days.