social class
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈsoʊʃəl klæs/
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clase social
- Another influential factor in teacher favoritism is the social class to which students belong.
- social class and gender
- social class and race
- social class differences
The statistics show that Americans across ages and social classes are doing well.
- The statistics show that Americans across ages and social classes are doing well.
- Privilege can be a byproduct of gender, race, social class, family legacy, wealth, religion.
- It is also a world deeply, deeply divided by social class and poverty.
- If the effect goes away, then we say, Oh, well, OK, so maybe this is more about social class and it's not about what we think it is.
- In certain cultures, certain groups are stripped of power by function of gender, race, and social class.
- Galton's distinction between nature and nurture lay the foundation for his biological theory of social class.
- Like regardless of how you want to think about inheritance and what you have at birth, we have things like a social class at birth, we have citizenship at birth.
- This is a big problem when it comes to systemic issues, for example those of race or gender or social class.
- A recognition that individuals votes should not be dependent upon them being land holders, but should rather be open to people of all social classes.
- They identify perhaps with a different social class over their own, a different ethnic group over their own, a different race over their own.
- I've also kind of done lots of commentary on issues of social class, race, things like that.
- So it's very, very non representative of social class.
Examples
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The statistics show that Americans across ages and social classes are doing well.
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We may have slightly different codes of behavior from one social class to another, but our emotions are the same.
Fiction book (1993) -
Every part of the country and every social class had a share.
Academic text (2013) -
And they adjusted for all factors like weight and social class and education.
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A further piece of the puzzle has to do with social class.
Academic text (2011) -
For example, some people are more sensitive to belonging to a particular social class than others.
Academic text (2008) -
It is also a world deeply, deeply divided by social class and poverty.
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Analysis included examinations for patterns related to race, gender, age, sexuality, and social class.
Academic text (2013) -
The results suggested that social class or SES had little to no effect on the self-esteem of children or adolescents.
Academic text (2015) -
The statistics show that Americans across ages and social class are doing well.
Synonyms
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1.8
A group of people or things with a shared quality
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4.1
A person's place in society based on money, job, or family
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7.8
A group of people with similar social position, income, and education
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3.7
A group of people with similar income, job and education levels
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3.8
A person's position in society based on wealth, family, or job
Antonyms
How Privileged
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4.7
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3.4
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3.0
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2.8
- Specialized
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5.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'social' (relating to society) + 'class' (a category or group), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a category of people in society sharing similar status. This compound follows a common cross-linguistic pattern (many languages have the same two-word concept), making it clearly transparent to learners.
Etymology
Social class comes from the idea that people in the same social 'society' are in the same class, like steps on a ladder or layers of a cake with some higher and some lower. That's why it means a group of people with similar money, jobs, or education.