The American Social Class System – Does It Exist?
In sociology, social stratification deals with the structure of perceived status in society. Now there are very few aristocrats and Lords of the Manor left, society has generally retained the old class system but the qualifiers are mostly economic and education based now. The latter of which will determine your speech patterns, vocabulary and [in the UK] accent.
But lets take a look at the United States. Does class exist there? Or is it a classless society?
Social class is sometimes presented as a description of how members of the society have sorted themselves along a continuum of positions varying in importance, influence, prestige, and compensation.… Click here to continue reading this article