You are on page 1of 1

A person’s worth nowadays seems to be judged according to social status and material

possessions. Old-fashioned values, such as honour, kindness and trust, no longer seem
important.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

It is believed that the consideration of value’s person has changed greatly because of the modern
social system and the great technological support people now have. These day, some factors, like
social stratification and belonging to materials, can be judged a person with a high class. In my opinion,
trustful, honour and kind personality is still more vital for our modern society.

It is undeniable that social status is one of the factors which person’s value is classified by our society.
With a high class society, for example, they are often treated in a privilege way and get more respects
from people when compared to a middle or even low class. In Thailand, if people who work with a
high rank in a government organization, they are entitled to enter in a fast lane at the checking point
in the airport, whereas general passengers still have to follow the steps with a queue. Another factor
is that material possessions are the one of social symbols when people judge a person’s value. It can
be explained that when a person who drives an expensive car, like Lamborghini or Ferrari is like to be
more attractive to public and assumed that he is very rich, perhaps this person is only a staff driver in
a company.

However, although how the advanced technology is progressing rapidly, traditional values, like loyalty,
determination and dedication are still essential among all levels of organizations nowadays because
they offer several benefits to staff and their owners. At the bank, for example, trustful and reliable
personality is one of personality requirements during their initial interviews. What will happen to
public’s feelings, if they hear that a bank staff stole some money during their working at that bank. In
contrast, there can be some negative consequences for companies, unless they consider positive
attitude’s employees. For example, a business research reported that a company without concerning
about employees’ positive attitude toward their jobs, leading to an increase in customer’s
unsatisfactory.

In conclusion, it can be said that how the rich have and what expensive things they belong can be
easily to judge as a highly influential person in our society nowadays. However, I do believe that old-
fashioned values are still essential to modern society because they bring some benefits to their own
organizations.

You might also like