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Social Class

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Social class is a position in a stratification system defined by income, wealth, occupation, and education taken together rather than by any one of them.

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Two people earning the same amount can hold different class positions once assets and occupation are counted.

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Class is a bundle of factors, and income alone is the weakest single proxy for it.