Report out this week on social mobility:
State of the Nation report: Inequality in UK 'entrenched' - BBC News
It mentions “working class” and “under privileged” almost interchangeably. Under privileged I can get, but as a non-Brit I don’t quite get what makes someone working class.
Is it the job? In which case, is the Pimlico Plumber multi millionaire still working class?
Is it qualifications? Is the Humanities graduate doing barista work no longer working class?
Is it self-identification? What are the identifying characteristics?
State of the Nation report: Inequality in UK 'entrenched' - BBC News
It mentions “working class” and “under privileged” almost interchangeably. Under privileged I can get, but as a non-Brit I don’t quite get what makes someone working class.
Is it the job? In which case, is the Pimlico Plumber multi millionaire still working class?
Is it qualifications? Is the Humanities graduate doing barista work no longer working class?
Is it self-identification? What are the identifying characteristics?
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