Social structure and the pecking order

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Social structure is often divided into three strata, upper class, middle class and working class. Otherwise known as the rich, the middle income group and the poor. These different classes are often sub-divided. The rich can be aristocrats, those who inherited wealth or the capitalists who invest and have great wealth and power.

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28, January 2013 | Categories: psychology | Tags: middle class, pecking order, social elitism, social exclusion, upper class, working class | 1 Comment