Sociology / Unit 6 Soc 0843 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Middle Class
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The idea
The middle class depends on earned income from occupations usually requiring credentials, holding some assets but relying on continued employment.
In practice
A professional household lives on salary; an interruption in earning changes its position quickly.
Where people slip
The term is claimed by an enormous range of positions, which makes it the least precise category.
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