Social class

A social grouping based on economic position, including occupation, income and wealth.

A person’s position within a system of social and economic inequality, commonly measured using occupation. Studies of children often use their parents’ occupations.

Three important factors are social class, gender and ethnicity. Social class concerns social and economic position; gender concerns socially shaped roles and expectations; ethnicity concerns shared cultural background and identity. These factors overlap.

A social division associated with economic position, including occupation, income, wealth and ownership of productive resources.

A person's position in society associated with their economic circumstances and occupation, or their parents' occupation.

A grouping based on economic factors such as income, occupation and property ownership.

A grouping based on similar economic positions, commonly identified through occupation, income and wealth.

A person's position in society's system of economic and occupational inequalities. Halsey, Heath and Ridge classified class background using the father's occupation.

For Weber, people who hold a similar position in the market economy and so have similar life chances.

A grouping based on economic and social position, including factors such as occupation and income.

Identity concerns how we see ourselves and how others see us. It includes our sense of belonging to groups, including those connected with gender, social class and ethnicity.

A person's position within a system of social and economic inequality, commonly measured using occupation. Children's class backgrounds are often assessed through their parents' occupations.

A person's position within society's economic hierarchy, commonly identified through occupation and associated resources.

A group of people who share a similar economic position in the market.

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AQA GCSE Sociology · 8192

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