Social class in Italy
Introduction '''Social classes in Italy''' are bourgeoisie, white-collar middle class, urban petite bourgeoisie, rural petite bourgeoisie, urban working class and rural working class.
1970s Italian social classes according to [[Paolo Sylos Labini|Labini]] In his ''Essay on social classes'' the Italian economist Paolo Sylos Labini presented the following classification, based on his analysis of income distribution:* Bourgeoisie (properly so called), composed by big urban and rural landowners; entrepreneurs and managers of stock companies; autonomous professionals;* ''Petite bourgeoisie''** Clerical ''petite bourgeoisie''** Relatively autonomous ''petite bourgeoisie'': farmers, artisans (including small professionals), traders;** ''Petite bourgeoisie'' composed by particular categories, such as militaries and clergymen;* Working class;* Lumpenproletariat.
Contemporary Italian social structure A hierarchy of social class rank in Italy today. :1.Bourgeoisie (10% of the working population) includes high-class entrepreneurs, managers, politicians, self-employed people, highest-ranking celebrities, etc. :2.White-collar middle class (17% of the working population) includes middle class workers not employed in manual work. :3.Urban petite bourgeoisie (14% of the working population), is mainly made up of shopkeepers, small-business entrepreneurs, self-employed artisans etc. :4.Rural petite bourgeoisie (10% of the working population) consists of small entrepreneurs or estate owners who operate in the countryside, mainly in agriculture and forestry. :5.Urban working class (37% of the working population) refers to the people employed in manual work. :6.Rural working class (9% of the working population) consists of people operating in the primary industry, such as farmers, loggers, fishermen etc.
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