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| − | The '''Middle class''' is a "class of people intermediate between the classes of higher and lower social rank or standing; the social, economic, cultural class, having approximately average status, income, education, tastes, and the like. It is the the class traditionally intermediate between the [[aristocracy|aristocratic]] class and the [[working class|laboring class]]."<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Middle%20Class</ref> | + | The '''Middle class''' is a [[social class]] - a "class of people intermediate between the classes of higher ([[upper class]] or [[aristocracy]]) and lower social rank or standing ([[working class]]); the social, economic, cultural class, having approximately average status, income, education, tastes, and the like. It is the the class traditionally intermediate between the [[aristocracy|aristocratic]] class and the [[working class|laboring class]]."<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Middle%20Class</ref> |
[mid-l-klas, -klahs] -- of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the middle class; [[bourgeois]]: | [mid-l-klas, -klahs] -- of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the middle class; [[bourgeois]]: | ||
| − | Origin: 1890-95 | + | Origin: 1890-95. "Middle class" as a term first appeared in a 1745 pamphlet by James Bradshaw's called "Scheme to prevent running [[Irish]] Wools to [[France]]."<ref>James Bradshaw (1745). A scheme to prevent the running of Irish wools to France: and Irish woollen goods to foreign countries. By prohibiting the importation of [[Spanish]] wools into [[Ireland]], ... Humbly offered to the consideration of Parliament. By a Merchant of London. printed for J. Smith, and G. Faulkner. pp. 4–5. http://books.google.com/books?id=AJdbAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA4 Retrieved 2 December 2014</ref> |
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| + | Points about the Middle Class: | ||
| + | * Middle class is [[America]]'s favorite socioeconomic group | ||
| + | * The median, or middle, household income in the United States today is $50,054 as of early 2013. | ||
| + | * Popular vision of middle class is rooted in 1950s, when a generation found solid jobs, bought houses in the suburbs and took modest family vacations.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/04/14/middle-class-hard-define/2080565 Middle class a matter of income, attitude | ||
| + | Dan Horn, The Cincinnati Enquirer April 14, 2013</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
| − | * [[Aristocracy]] | + | * [[Aristocracy]] or [[Nobility]] |
| − | + | * [[Bourgeoisie]] - [[White collar]] | |
| + | * [[Working class]] - [[Blue collar]] | ||
| + | * [[Proletariat]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
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==External Sites== | ==External Sites== | ||
* http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/04/14/middle-class-hard-define/2080565/ | * http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/04/14/middle-class-hard-define/2080565/ | ||
* 7 things the middle class can’t afford anymore: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2014/10/25/cheat-sheet-middle-class-cant-afford/17730223/ | * 7 things the middle class can’t afford anymore: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2014/10/25/cheat-sheet-middle-class-cant-afford/17730223/ | ||
| + | * Jobless Recovery is Here andThe Middle CLass is Evaporating: http://thesurvivalpodcast.com/forum/index.php?topic=9432.0 | ||
| + | * http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/the-real-meaning-of-downward-class-migration | ||
| + | * http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/do-not-make-fun-of-those-that-have-fallen-out-of-the-middle-class-you-could-be-next | ||
| + | * http://www.nbcnews.com/id/21272238/ns/us_news-gut_check/t/who-or-what-middle-class/ | ||
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| + | [[Category:Economics]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Marxist terminology]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Communism]] | ||
Revision as of 01:01, December 3, 2014
The Middle class is a social class - a "class of people intermediate between the classes of higher (upper class or aristocracy) and lower social rank or standing (working class); the social, economic, cultural class, having approximately average status, income, education, tastes, and the like. It is the the class traditionally intermediate between the aristocratic class and the laboring class."[1]
[mid-l-klas, -klahs] -- of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the middle class; bourgeois: Origin: 1890-95. "Middle class" as a term first appeared in a 1745 pamphlet by James Bradshaw's called "Scheme to prevent running Irish Wools to France."[2]
Points about the Middle Class:
- Middle class is America's favorite socioeconomic group
- The median, or middle, household income in the United States today is $50,054 as of early 2013.
- Popular vision of middle class is rooted in 1950s, when a generation found solid jobs, bought houses in the suburbs and took modest family vacations.[3]
See Also
References
- ↑ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Middle%20Class
- ↑ James Bradshaw (1745). A scheme to prevent the running of Irish wools to France: and Irish woollen goods to foreign countries. By prohibiting the importation of Spanish wools into Ireland, ... Humbly offered to the consideration of Parliament. By a Merchant of London. printed for J. Smith, and G. Faulkner. pp. 4–5. http://books.google.com/books?id=AJdbAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA4 Retrieved 2 December 2014
- ↑ http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/04/14/middle-class-hard-define/2080565 Middle class a matter of income, attitude Dan Horn, The Cincinnati Enquirer April 14, 2013
External Sites
- http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/04/14/middle-class-hard-define/2080565/
- 7 things the middle class can’t afford anymore: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2014/10/25/cheat-sheet-middle-class-cant-afford/17730223/
- Jobless Recovery is Here andThe Middle CLass is Evaporating: http://thesurvivalpodcast.com/forum/index.php?topic=9432.0
- http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/the-real-meaning-of-downward-class-migration
- http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/do-not-make-fun-of-those-that-have-fallen-out-of-the-middle-class-you-could-be-next
- http://www.nbcnews.com/id/21272238/ns/us_news-gut_check/t/who-or-what-middle-class/