Societies have classes {strata}|.
types
Social classes can depend on others' opinions {reputational strata}, on people's feelings {subjective strata}, or on occupation, power, income, or education {objective strata}.
occupation
Occupation is typically the best social-class indicator, because occupational status holds throughout society, across all other social-class types. The six main social classes by occupation are upper-upper high-wealth aristocrats; lower-upper high-salary professionals and managers; upper-middle civic leaders, business leaders, and professionals; lower-middle small businesspersons and white-collar workers; upper-lower semiskilled laborers and service workers; and lower-lower unskilled laborers and unemployed people.
Upper, middle, and lower social levels {social stratification}| {social class} {social category} {stratum} exist. Social classes differ in status level, accepted learning environment, income, wealth, and moral principles. Old-and-new-member, expert-and-novice, occupation, wealth, possession, and intelligence differences cause social classes. Groups have attributes based on wealth, education, and income.
attitude
Lower classes typically judge others based on money. Middle classes typically judge others based on money and morality. Upper classes typically judge others based on ancestry and life style. Individuals learn behaviors of others in same class.
Social position and rank {status} {social status} can be bases for social organizations {status system}. Social status can depend on ancestry, race, sex, and skin color {ascribed status} or income, job, residence, education, religion, and politics {achieved status}. Caste systems have rigid hereditary classes. Aristocracies have defined social classes. Hereditary kingdoms depend on status and titles.
People want to move to higher social class {upward mobility} {mobility, society}, which is most often done by marriage. People typically move up in social class over generations {generational mobility}. People of same social status can move between situses {horizontal mobility}. People of same situs can move between strata {vertical mobility}. People can move between jobs {career mobility}. Education increases social mobility.
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