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Headings: Social class
Social class
Contents
Determinants of class
The middle class
Class structure in various societies
Aztec
British
Chinese
French
Inca
Indian
Iranian
Japanese
Korean
Latin American
New Zealand
Ancient Rome
United States
Theoretical models
Marxist
Proletarianisation
Dialectics, or historical materialism, in Marxist class
Objective and subjective factors in class in Marxism
Max Weber
The relevance of social class today
Arguments against relevance of class today
Arguments for relevance of class today
Academic models
US models
Template:Social class in the US
William Lloyd Warner
Coleman and Rainwater
Thompson & Hickey
Gilbert & Kahl
Chinese model
Iranian model
Consequences of Class
See also
Further reading
External links
References

Content: People who are born into families with wealth, for example, are considered to have a socially ascribed status from birth. In the U.S. specifically, race/ethnic differences and gender can create basis for ascribed statuses. Achieved statuses are acquired based on merit, skills, abilities, and actions. Examples of achieved status include being a doctor or even being a criminal—the status then determines a set of behaviors and expectations for the individual. The middle class
Main article: Middle class
In about the 1770s, when the term "social class" first entered the English lexicon, the concept of a "middle class" within that structure was also becoming important. The Industrial Revolution made it necessary for a greater portion of the population to take time for the kind of education and cultural pursuits once restricted to the European feudal division of aristocracy, bourgeoisie, and peasantry which in that period would have included what later became the industrial proletarians of the towns and cities. During this period in England, it was eventually seen as inappropriate for children to do capitalist work, so their entry into the workforce was delayed by mandatory schooling meant to prepare them for a capitalist job. Today, concepts of social class assume three general categories: an upper class of proprietors and senior managers, a middle class of people who may not exert power over others, but may earn a significant proportion of their income through commerce, land ownership, or professional employment and a class of people who rely on lower wages for their livelihood.