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Term Paper Title	How Identities, Aspirations, And Achievements Of Two Females Were Affected By Th
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How Identities, Aspirations, and Achievements Of Two Females Were Affected By The
Aspects of Family, Class, Gender, and Race

How Identities, Aspirations, and Achievements Of Two Females Were Affected By The
Aspects of Family, Class, Gender, and Race

     The intent of this paper is to compare and contrast the ways in which
the identities, aspirations, and achievements of two upper class females were
affected by the aspects of family, class, gender, and particularly race.  Race
will be particularly scrutinized because the individual interviewed, Alesha (or
Lee), is a female of Italian/Irish-French-German descent, whereas I am an
individual of Mexican/Chinese descent.  There are certainly discernible
differences in the growth of an upper-class White female and the growth of a
minority female, and it is my purpose to dissect those differences and explicate
them in sociological terms, while touching upon how the issues of class and
gender also have an effect.
     Lee was born into a family that was already very economically
established due to the fact that her parents had her relatively late in life.
She was born into a large family of three brothers and one sister, though all
were the children of her parents previous marriages, and the only one that lived
with her during the entire time that she lived with her parents was her sister,
who was ten years older than her, yet the closest in age.  Thus it would seem
that her father had had considerable time to establish himself as the owner of
three supermarkets in New York.  Her mother was a domestic engineer.
        Lee's family greatly values owning material things that are conducive to
comfort. This evident in the mansion in which they inhabit, and  the luxuries,
such as the extravagant vacations taken and the numerous cars, and boats, they
own.
     I was born into a newly economically established family.  I am the
youngest of two children, but was raised for the most part as an only child
because my brother was eight years older and lived with my father during most
of my youth, who left when I was very young.  My mother was the sole supporter
of me, economically an emotionally, for most of my life, and the role hat he
played was very limited.
     My family values saving money and only spending to impress others.  This
is evident in that everything purchased by our family is very ornate and
extravagant, and usually to serve other people's viewing purposes.
        Lee's family background was very influential on the shaping ...

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