Great
British Class Survey suggests traditional division is outdated. Now, we live
with seven social groups despite three
We have
always been told that there are three
different social classes: upper, middle and working-class. It has
been the model to understand society in modern ages. But now, BBC’s Great British Class Survey
states that British society (and we can assimilate it to all Western societies)
has seven social groups, different
from the traditional three.
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| Are we still living in a three class society? // The Guardian |
Sociologists
who elaborated this study pointed that nowadays we can’t split society only for revenues.
Social life and cultural capital also have to be taken into account. According to
sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, people whom know and what they do contribute to
your class and says at least as much as income does.
