class structure

Cultural  

1. The hierarchical organization by which a society or community is divided into class es. The vast majority of the population of the United States considers itself as belonging to the middle class. In Marxism, class structure is organized into the bourgeoisie and the proletariat (see also proletariat).

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class structure

Paramount’s dual class structure also complicates any deal scenario that would involve investors who own publicly traded shares.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024

Making sense of the beer business can be like understanding American class structure: There are fewer people at the top than at the bottom.

From Slate ● Jul. 5, 2023

Today, whether or not they realize it, the wealthy tell the stories of their lives — and our class structure — within the framework that Alger articulated.

From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2022

Even in these towns, you see that class structure that effects human relations.

From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2022

On the whole, society took on a class structure that was based upon power.

From Down with the Cities by Nakashima, Tadashi

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