Social issues-Class division Flashcards
1
Q
Who made up Britain’s upper class?
A
Business owners and the hereditary nobility
2
Q
What proportion of Britons were middle class?
A
25%
3
Q
What was the lower middle class?
A
Shop owners and labourers with a higher social status than peasants
4
Q
How was the working class subdivided?
A
Into the skilled and unskilled workers
5
Q
What was the main form of employment in Britain in 1906?
A
Domestic servants as there were 1.3 million
