I've read the text book chapter (10) and
some crazy ideas have popped into my
mind. I don't believe that just because you
are EXTREMELY wealthy, you should be
considered upper classed. Take a look at
this:

I once had a boyfriend (not naming
names—we'll call him "Mr. Wonderful"
*gag*) who was VERY well-to-do. His
parents had gotten divorced when he was
in sixth grade and his mother married a
millionaire. (This all happened in gross
old Albany.) Mr. Wonderful's step father
owns a plant business and provides a
large number of potted plants to Rite Aid,
Fred Mayer, etc. Their house was
ENORMOUS. You walk down the hall, and
an hour later you're STILL walking down
the hall. (exaggeration) Their entire
upstairs was a bonus room where they
had an extra bathroom (total of 4) and a
large screen TV, and all sorts of "toys."
Anyway, Mr. Wonderful is a highschool
dropout who sold drugs for quite a while.
He is now working at a PayLess shoe
store. His 15 year old sister is now
pregnant and residing in a lock-down
facility. His mother and step-father are
recently separated but his step-dad can't
afford to divorce her because she now
owns half of the business. And the 16
year old step brother has been arrested
for stealing car stereos. Now granted, it IS
Albany, but would you classify these folks
as "upper classed"? Not I! Though they
are EXTREMELY loaded.

"...Money can't buy you happiness, but I'm
happiest when I can buy what I want and
drive what I want........."

I guess what I'm saying is that I agree that
there AREN'T defined boundaries of
classes. Also, I think that they need to
take a psychological aspect into it.
Anybody looking at Mr. Wonderful thinks
he is a sorry loser, but they're friends with
him cuz he's always got a big wad of drug
money in his pocket.