Sociology / Unit 6 Soc 0842 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Upper Class
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The idea
The upper class holds substantial wealth rather than merely high income, and its position is typically sustained across generations by inheritance.
In practice
Position rests on assets that continue producing regardless of whether anyone works.
Where people slip
Students often conflate high income with upper-class membership, but a high salary without transmissible wealth is not upper class.
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