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UK Social Class Newspapers Royal Family Housing British society is considered to be divided into three main groups of classes – the Upper Class, the Middle Class,and the Lower or Working Class, This is known as the Class system There are two major definitions of class, these are called objective and subjective definitions -Objective definitions of class focus on things that can be measured about a persons life, such as their occupation (job).Occupation is a good example of an objective definition of class. -Subjective definitions of class focus on things that can not be measured, such as the social class that a person thinks they are in. For example, a person with a lot of money may still consider themselves working class. They may live in a working class area and have working class friends. In other words the class that a person thinks they are in, is likely to affect the way they act. The Registrar Generals system groups all jobs into five different categories Class I- Including lawyers, architects and doctors Class II- Including shopkeepers, farmers and teachers Class III- i) non-manual, including shop assistants and clerical workers in officesii) manual, including electricians and miners Are the following statement true or false? 1. There is social mobility: it is possible to buy/marry/ work your way up so that your children belong to a higher class than you. 2. The British feel uncomfortable about the class system they generally disapprove of it. 3. Your class determines your friends and social circle. 4. Different classes eat at different times and call meals by different names. 5. You can tell someone’s class from their car,the size of their house or of their bank balance. Are the following statement true or false? 6. You can tell someone’s class as soon as they open their mouth. 7. The type of school y