Why do so many professional, middle-class Brits insist they re working class?
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“Coronavirus has brutally reinforced that it pays to be privileged. Yet despite the advantages enjoyed by those from middle-class backgrounds, it is precisely these individuals who believe most strongly that meritocracy is working; that ‘hard work’ is the key to success. One explanation for this is that many simply do not see themselves as privileged. Britain certainly has an unusual attachment to working-class identities. While in most western countries people tend to identify as middle class, Britain has long been an intriguing outlier. According to the British Social Attitudes Survey, 47% of Britons in middle-class professional and managerial jobs identify as working class. Even more curiously, a quarter of people in such jobs who come from middle-class backgrounds – in the sense that their parents did professional work – also identify as working class.”
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The town of Palm Beach received 1,000 COVID-19 vaccines due to a miscommunication among staff at the Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County, a spokesperson confirmed to Contact 5.
The town of Palm Beach requested the doses after their fire rescue paramedics received it themselves and trained to vaccinate others. Their request was approved.
Teenâs tutorial helping seniors apply for COVID vaccine appointments
Teenâs tutorial helping seniors apply for COVID vaccine appointments By Stephanie Susskind | January 12, 2021 at 6:15 AM EST - Updated January 12 at 10:54 AM
Many seniors continue to express frustration and confusion as they try to request a COVID-19 vaccine in Palm Beach County.
Right now, the Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County requires those 65 and older to send an email to request an appointment, which is proving difficult for some.
We recently introduced you to Sam Friedman and his non-profit organization, South Florida Tech for Seniors.
The Suncoast High School student created the group to help seniors navigate technology. When the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, his business model changed a bit to offering virtual help instead of in-person sessions.
Palm Beach County teen helps seniors with technology during COVID-19 pandemic By Stephanie Susskind | December 31, 2020 at 5:10 AM EST - Updated December 31 at 9:18 AM
Many of us have likely had to help older family members with their technology.
One Palm Beach County student set out to do just that and ended up creating a whole network that s never been more important until now during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you want to place a value on it, you can t. You really can t, said Jerry Bailin.
Bailin and his wife, Joan, haven t met Sam Friedman in person, but they are certainly connected. We have six granddaughters but no grandsons, so we’ll adopt Sam, Joan Bailin said.