Middle class
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- | The '''middle class''', in colloquial usage, consists of those people who have a degree of economic independence, but not a great deal of social [[influence]] or [[power (sociology)|power]]. The term often encompasses [[merchant]]s and professionals, bureaucrats, and some farmers and [[skilled worker]]s. | + | The '''middle class''' is a [[social class|social]] and [[economic class]] lying above the [[working class]] and below the [[upper class]], the groups in society composed of professionals, semi-professionals, and lower-to-middle managerial level workers. |
- | Social [[hierarchies]], and their definitions, vary. There are many factors that can define the middle class of a society, such as money, behavior and heredity. In some countries, it is predominantly money that determines an individual's position in the social hierarchy. In others, other social factors may have as strong an influence. Such factors include education, professional or employment status, home ownership, or culture. | + | ====Derived terms==== |
- | + | * [[middle-class]] | |
- | Connotations attached to the term also vary significantly between and within different countries. In the [[United States of America]] usage is increasingly broad in scope, but almost always positive in intent (see [[American middle class]]). | + | * [[upper middle class]] |
+ | ====Related terms==== | ||
+ | * [[bourgeoisie]] | ||
+ | * [[bourgie]] | ||
+ | * [[white-collar]] | ||
+ | * [[yuppie]], [[yuppies]] | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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The middle class is a social and economic class lying above the working class and below the upper class, the groups in society composed of professionals, semi-professionals, and lower-to-middle managerial level workers.
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
- Lower middle class
- Upper middle class
- American middle class
- Black middle class
- British class system
- Gemütlichkeit
- Petite bourgeoisie
- Social environment
- Disenchantment
- Normalization (sociology)
- Iron cage
- Habitus (sociology)
- Dominant culture
- Cultural hegemony
- Cultural imperialism
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