Workplace changes

Meritocracy

Progress is based on ability and talent rather than on class privilege or wealth

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White Collar work

Work usually does not involve manual labour and expected to dress formally

2 of 5

Cultural Capital

Ideas and knowledge that people draw upon as they participate in social life. E.g. knowing how to 'dress for succes' and speak politely

3 of 5

Proletarianization

Some middle-class occupations increasingly resemble working-class jobs, resulting in a downward social mobility for some segments of the middle class

4 of 5

Primary industries

The economy manufactures finished goods E.g.engineering, textile production, breweries and bottlers

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Work usually does not involve manual labour and expected to dress formally

White Collar work

Ideas and knowledge that people draw upon as they participate in social life. E.g. knowing how to 'dress for succes' and speak politely

Some middle-class occupations increasingly resemble working-class jobs, resulting in a downward social mobility for some segments of the middle class

The economy manufactures finished goods E.g.engineering, textile production, breweries and bottlers

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