Social class

Not to be confused with Social group.

"There are new social groups in Apartment Life. Each group has some identifiable characteristics like a greeting and a unique story interest. They tend to dress a certain way too. You may find that Sims from a certain social group can be found in greater numbers in certain areas of town. Learning how to greet them and what their interests are can increase your Sim's pool of friends."

Social classes are groups of townies introduced in The Sims 2: Apartment Life. They consist of Gearheads, Bohemians, Jocks, Techs, and Socialites.

Every lot is categorized in a low, medium, or high class. The class depends on how expensive the objects on the lot, how high the lot class surrounding the lot, how big the lot, and how many households consist in the lot if the lot is residential. The class determines which social class townie will appear more often and mingle there.

Social class townies have their own special gestures, stories, and attires. If Sims do a gesture or tell a story corresponding their social class, they will get a relationship boost. Also, social class townies are the townies who will appear as apartment neighbors and roommates. Ordinary townies will never become a neighbor. If a social class becomes a playable Sim, they will no longer become part of social groups.

There are 10 pre-made townies per class, five males and five females, except for the Jocks, since one of them can only be found in the game files with SimPE.

Most of the social class townies will have low level jobs in the Culinary career at the start of the game; however, their careers will change to match their social class (read below) when they move in as a neighbor or are searched as an available roommate.

Gearheads

Edgy Gearheads

Gearheads' Tough Handshake

Gearheads are the lowest class. As a result, they appear in low class lots. Their gesture is a "Tough Handshake", and their favorite story is "Mechanics". The females usually wear black colored, torn clothes. The males usually wear "punk-like" clothes. Gearheads are usually employed in Architecture, Slacker, Journalism, Criminal, or Music careers.

The pre-made Gearheads are:

• Danielle Lillard
• Calista Fuchs
• Michelle Tse
• Kaylynn Spitzig
• Nikki Zhang
• Christian Love
• Bruce Rauscher
• Clarence Philippine
• Neil Chalmers
• Jason Menon

Bohemians

Artsy Bohemians

Bohemians' Earthy Hug

Bohemians are a mix of middle and low class. The bohemians are a group of nonconformists whose males usually dress with brightly colored suits. Their gesture is an "Earthy Hug" and their story is "Art". They are likely to be employed as an Artist, or in Dance, Culinary, Music, Natural Science, Entertainment, or Oceanography careers.

The premade Bohemians are:

• Gretchen Chin
• Lyndsay Louie
• Marie Rauscher
• Lilly Do
• Vamsi Tomyoy
• Makoto St. Julien
• Ryan Wheeler
• Craig Ray
• Nery Turner
• Jihoon Hsu

Notes

• Belladonna Cove has three pre-made bohemians. They do not appear in any other neighborhoods, as they are exclusive to Belladonna Cove. These bohemians are Toby Siew, Glen Deppiesse, and Cristopher Tsang.

Jocks

Sporty Jocks

Jocks' High Five

Jocks are the middle class. Both genders are usually dressed in sweats and sporties. Their gesture is a "High Five", and their story is "Sports". They are likely to be employed in Adventurer, Architecture, Oceanography, Athletic, Dance, Law Enforcement, or Military.

The premade Jocks are:

• Brittany Wendland
• Christy Toyonaga
• Meadow Pederson
• Linda Barthelet
• Christa Hsu
• Neil Cameron
• Sinjin Couderc
• Troy Go
• Waylon Menon
• Lee Rusewicz

Notes

• Oddly, Lee Rusewicz does not appear in normal gameplay. He can only be found in the game files using SimPE.

Techs

Gadget-Collecting Techies

Techs' Fake Out

Techs are a mix between middle and high class. Techs are usually dressed in dark and modern suits. Their gesture is "Fake Out" and their story is "Computers". They are likely to be employed in Education, Business, Gamer, Science, Paranormal, or Intelligence.

The premade Techies are:

• Rose Dai
• Camryn Lee
• La Shawn Cameron
• Jill Fleig
• Vyn Scott
• Ethan Barrett
• Phil Jitmakusol
• Jace Macarevich
• Charlie Tang
• Talin Deppiesse

Socialites

Stylish Socialites

Socialites' Kiss Kiss Darling

Socialites are the highest class. They are usually dressed stylish. Their gesture is "Kiss Kiss Darling" and their story is "Fame". They are likely to be employed in Business, Law, Politics, Journalism, Medicine, or Show Business.

The premade Socialites are:

• Christy Inada
• Amanda Carlson
• Sandy Fairchild
• Shelby Barrett
• Sarah McCarthy
• Leo Wilkie
• Gordon Wolosenko
• Shea Johnston
• Juan Reamon
• Rodney Jung