Daily Reading Responses - Essay Example

This discussion paper will discuss on the Complex Legacy of Social Class on African American Lesbian Relationships, with reference to Not Any One Thing, written by Hall and Greene. Social class is very often defined by a group of people with the same levels of influence, wealth, and social status. People from a good social background are perceived to be well educated, wealthy, powerful, influential and authoritative, material possessive, and have easy access to healthcare and leisure. Those from a poor background, on the other hand, are not that well educated and work full-time at wages below the poverty line and usually struggle to make ends meet. Family values of these two backgrounds differ greatly. However, with this knowledge at hand, do social classes of gay individuals vary?

A class difference is a major factor that contributes to African American lesbian relationship’s conflicts and break-ups (Hall & Greene 65). Women couples who are from the same social background are found to understand each other better, live with each other in peace and have healthy relationships as compared to those from different backgrounds as it is seen that behaviors of these two are completely different as  they do not share same values and perspectives. These conflicts and break-ups however can be prevented if couples from different social backgrounds agree to bridge the existing gap between them by being open with each other, not comparing each other as to who is superior than the other in terms of education and amount of income and making changes that will improve the relationship.