classlessness
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈklæs.ləs.nəs/
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ausencia de clases sociales
- In a state of classlessness, everyone is treated with the same level of respect, regardless of their background.
- myth of classlessness
Examples
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If classlessness is a goal, then you can't have one class monopolize empowering tasks while another does only shit work.
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This school seems to push the concept of classlessness far further than those schools, and it bears little resemblance to a true Montessori, sharing only a couple of general concepts (mixed ages, teamwork), but missing the fundamentals (e.g., materials).
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So to really answer your first question for me requires answering, "Is classlessness a goal of the left?"
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I'd rather punt on this question and just ask, again, if classlessness is a goal of the left.
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As part of the New York Times series about class that began in May 2005, Janny Scott and David Leonhardt wrote that "Today, the country has gone a long way toward an appearance of classlessness."
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However, literally the next time anyone at FDL answers the question "Is (or should) classlessness (be) a goal of the left?" with a straight yes-or-no answer will be the first time.
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Tom Nairn argues, in fact, that nationalism depends for its mobilizing force chiefly on an idea of classlessness (1981: 44).
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The utopian aspirations of classlessness and affluence for all were believed in, contrary to the evidence, until impatience and a kind of malcontent restlessness set in, beginning around 1948-49.
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Many societies strive for classlessness to create equal opportunities for all citizens.
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The concept of classlessness aims to eliminate economic disparities between different groups in society.
Antonyms
- Specialized
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7.9
The division of people into classes with different wealth and power
How Classless
Surface Forms
Morphology
classlessness = classless (transparent) = class + less + ness
Formed from 'classless' (class + -less) with the noun-forming '-ness'; the political/social meaning is a direct combination of these parts.
Etymology
The word classlessness comes from class, 'a social group or rank', and -less, meaning 'without'. So, classlessness means 'without' social classes, a society where people have no class divisions and are more equal.