Social Class System in Britain
Britain was once a class-ridden society.
Class was a staple part of the British way of life.
Today, multiculturalism and a changing economy are gradually eroding the British class
system, but some features of the system...
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Social Class System in Britain
Britain was once a class-ridden society.
Class was a staple part of the British way of life.
Today, multiculturalism and a changing economy are gradually eroding the British class
system, but some features of the system still remain.
What is Class?
Sociologists define social class as the grouping of people by occupations.
Doctors and
lawyers and university teachers are given more status than unskilled labourers.
The
different positions represent different levels of power, influence and money.
The British society is often considered to be divided into three main groups of classes:
• The Upper Class,
• The Middle Class, and the
• Lower or Working Classs
This is known as the Class system
The Different Class Systems
There are three main class divisions.
The Upper Classes tends to consist of people with inherited wealth, and includes some
of the oldest families, with many of them being titled aristocrats.
The upper classes are
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