Helene Jensen Feb/01 The development of the English class Society What does class mean? ”A class is a group of people within a society who possess the same socio nomic status.” (www.britannica.com) Class is defined by, for example, the behaviour, marriage and the rights and obligations between a certain group of people. Castes, possession and status are historically seen much older than the social phenomenon “class“. In 1688 Gregory King divided English society into …showed first 75 words of 1120 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1120 total…middle 13% said lower-middle 46% said working 5% gave no reply Comparing these results with the “scientific“ ones, stated above you can hardly see any difference between these two findings. Sources: www.britannica.com (sozial classes) www.findarticles.com (sozial classes) wwwtheatlantic.com/issues/99jun/9906class.htm, THE PELICAN SOCIAL HISTORY OF BRITAIN BRITISH SOCIETY SINCE 1945 by ARTHUR MARWICK, Britain between the Wars 1914-1940 Charles Loch Mowat, British Political History 1867-1995 Democracy and Decline Malcolm Pearce& Geoffrey Steward