Summary Of Women Without Class By Julie Bettie

For this summary, I will be writing about the entire book “Women Without Class” by Julie Bettie. One of the very first things the researcher notices when she is observing the students at Waretown High School is all of the different social classes. There are the skaters, chicas, smokers, preps, etc. Each group accepts students based on their economic standing, as well as their overall personality and looks. None of the groups really get along well, because they all have different standards and backgrounds that align with their specific group. Aside from their parent’s economic standing, their “social capital” is what defines these girls and puts them into these separate groups. For example, the smokers all have similar clothing styles and attitudes