social class inequalities key terms / statistics Flashcards
Bourgeoisie…
The ruling class who own the means of production i.e. factories and businesses
Proletariat…
Employed by the ruling class to produce goods and services
Middle class…
Non-manual workers who depended on educational qualifications and mental skills to earn higher incomes than the working class
Hope-Goldthorpe classification - service class…
Higher professionals, managers of large companies, lower professionals, small business managers
Hope-Goldthorpe classification - intermediate class…
Routine non-manual workers, self-employed craftsperson’s, lower-grade technicians
Hope-Goldthorpe classification - working class…
Skilled manual workers, semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers
Underclass…
Poorest members of society i.e. unemployed, lone parent families, chronically sick/disabled people who can’t work. These groups are largely dependent on state benefits.
National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification…
Used to classify people by social class in official statistics such as Census or government surveys
Great British Class Survey - Elite…
Most privileged group in the UK, distinguished from other classes by their wealth.
Great British Class Survey - Established middle class…
Second wealthiest group. Is the largest group.
Great British Class Survey - Technical middle class…
Small group identified as prosperous but with low levels of social and cultural capital.
Great British Class Survey - new affluent workers…
Young class group with medium levels of economic capital and are socially and culturally active.
Great British Class Survey - traditional working class…
Has low levels of all types of capital but are not the poorest group.
Great British Class Survey - emergent service workers…
Not well off but have high levels of social and cultural capital.
Great British Class Survey - precariat…
The poorest class, are the most deprived, have low scores for social and cultural capital.
Occupation social class…
Class structure based on occupational structure in terms of income, status and power
Subjective social class…
Based on the social class people think they belong to
