UK has witnessed move away from tri-level class model
PAYNE
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U/C operated SOCIAL CLOSURE where they sought to protect their privileged status by operating 'OLD BOYS NETWORK', making sure they looked after people from their own social background
SCOTT
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UK social classes never ACTUALLY HOMOGENOUS, +TRI-LEVEL CLASS STRUCTURE + clear class structure are HISTORICALLY INNACURATE
CANNADINE
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DIVIDE BETW. RICH + POOR HAS GROWN, UPPERS HAVE GAINED WHILE DOWNERS HAVE BEEN LEFT TO SUFFER.
MOUNT
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UK STILL HAS R/C BUT it's CHANGED+DIVIDED into NO. of FRACTIONS
SCOTT
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'OLD RICH' who gain wealth + status from property are SO INSIGNIFICANT IN NO. they SHOULDN'T be CONSIDERED as a MEANINGFUL CATEGORY in their OWN RIGHT. U/C CHANGED + it's POWER+PRESTIGE DILUTED
GOLDTHORPE
6 of 11
STATE is TOOL of R/C
MILIBAND
7 of 11
50 UNSTRUCTURED INTERVIEWS/SAMPLE OF DOCS,TEACHERS/FOCUSING ON SOCIAL DIVISIONS. BOTH PROFESSIONS considered M/C BUT MOST OF SAMPLE DIDN'T REFER TO SOCIAL CLASS B/C THEY FEARED BEING PERCEIVED AS FEELING SUPERIOR TO OTHERS.
DEVINE
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M/Cs occupy contradictory class position, exploit proletariat + are exploited by bourgeoisie
WRIGHT
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M/Cs have splintered into diff. groups/strata-FRAGMENTATION
ROBERTS
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DIFF. types of M/C identities + lifestyles. SO, M/C IS SEPARATED into puc-sector pros + private-sector entrepreneurs whose incomes considerably higher than puc-sec counterparts
SAVAGE
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Card 2
Front
U/C operated SOCIAL CLOSURE where they sought to protect their privileged status by operating 'OLD BOYS NETWORK', making sure they looked after people from their own social background
Back
SCOTT
Card 3
Front
UK social classes never ACTUALLY HOMOGENOUS, +TRI-LEVEL CLASS STRUCTURE + clear class structure are HISTORICALLY INNACURATE
Back
Card 4
Front
DIVIDE BETW. RICH + POOR HAS GROWN, UPPERS HAVE GAINED WHILE DOWNERS HAVE BEEN LEFT TO SUFFER.
Back
Card 5
Front
UK STILL HAS R/C BUT it's CHANGED+DIVIDED into NO. of FRACTIONS
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