AMERICAN FAMILY LIFE AND SOCIAL STANDING IN THE 1920S

THE MIDDLE/WORKING CLASS

• Quality of life was good
• Mostly everyone can afford general appliances
• Because of boom in (Auto) industry, wages went up

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PROFESSIONAL/UPPER-MIDDLE CLASS

• Completion of academic secondary school was considered essential
• Considered themselves not part of the "middle" class
• Families who wanted to be in the upper class

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WEALTHY/UPPER CLASS

• Upper Class slowly declined as the 20s went on
• Children received the best education
• Rosca-decision making groups only for the Upper Class
• Upper Class held the largest influence on political and economic issues

PERCENT OF EACH SOCIAL CLASS

WORKS CITED

• "American Middle Class." - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 May 2015. Website
• "Colombia - Middle Class." Colombia - Middle Class. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 May 2015.

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• "Upper Middle Class." - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 May 2015.
• Shmoop Editorial Team. "Economy in The 1920s." Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 03 May 2015.