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A '''merchant''' was a person whose career was based on the trading of [[goods]]. They have been mostly superseded by modern supermarket chains. In some societies such as [[India]], they speak of a merchant class. | A '''merchant''' was a person whose career was based on the trading of [[goods]]. They have been mostly superseded by modern supermarket chains. In some societies such as [[India]], they speak of a merchant class. | ||
| − | ==See | + | ==See also== |
* [[Social class]] and [[Economic class]] | * [[Social class]] and [[Economic class]] | ||
* [[Upward mobility]] | * [[Upward mobility]] | ||
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* [[Caste system]] | * [[Caste system]] | ||
| − | * [[Brahmin]] | + | * [[Brahmin]]s—priests and scholars |
* [[Kshatriya]] -- [[warrior]]s and [[noble]]s | * [[Kshatriya]] -- [[warrior]]s and [[noble]]s | ||
| − | * [[Vaishya]] -- | + | * [[Vaishya]] -- merchants and [[farmer]]s |
| − | * | + | * Shudra—artisans and those of the [[serf]] class. |
| − | * [[Untouchables]] | + | * [[Untouchables]]—the lowest [[social class]] |
[[Category:Commerce]] | [[Category:Commerce]] | ||
Revision as of 15:56, July 13, 2016
A merchant was a person whose career was based on the trading of goods. They have been mostly superseded by modern supermarket chains. In some societies such as India, they speak of a merchant class.
See also
- Social class and Economic class
- Upward mobility
- Aristocracy or Nobility
- Bourgeoisie - some say White collar
- Working class - or laboring class - some say Blue collar
- Working class values - American values - Real America
- Proletariat
- The poor - peasant or serf class or shudra and untouchables caste
- Welfare state and Class warfare
- Caste system
- Brahmins—priests and scholars
- Kshatriya -- warriors and nobles
- Vaishya -- merchants and farmers
- Shudra—artisans and those of the serf class.
- Untouchables—the lowest social class