AQA GCSE Sociology · 8192
Paper 1, Paper 2
A relatively well-paid manual worker whose income supports a higher standard of living without necessarily changing their class position or outlook.
Revise: Factors Affecting Life ChancesAn affluent worker is a relatively well-paid manual worker. Higher earnings can improve living standards without necessarily changing class identity or attitudes towards inequality.
- Revise: Affluent Workers Revisited by Devine
A person in a manual occupation whose relatively high earnings allow a comfortable standard of living.