Sozial Classes in England

Helene Jensen Feb/01 The development of the English class Society What does class mean? ”A class is a group of people within a society who possess the same socio nomic status.” (www.britannica.com) Class is defined by, for example, the behaviour, marriage and the rights and obligations between a certain group of people. Castes, possession and status are historically seen much older than the social phenomenon “class“. In 1688 Gregory King divided English society into …

…middle 13% said lower-middle 46% said working 5% gave no reply Comparing these results with the “scientific“ ones, stated above you can hardly see any difference between these two findings. Sources: www.britannica.com (sozial classes) www.findarticles.com (sozial classes) wwwtheatlantic.com/issues/99jun/9906class.htm, THE PELICAN SOCIAL HISTORY OF BRITAIN BRITISH SOCIETY SINCE 1945 by ARTHUR MARWICK, Britain between the Wars 1914-1940 Charles Loch Mowat, British Political History 1867-1995 Democracy and Decline Malcolm Pearce& Geoffrey Steward