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U.K. Now Has 7 Social Classes (6th April, 2013)

A new survey shows there are now seven social classes in the United Kingdom, four more than the traditional three-class system of the past. Previously, British society was divided into upper, middle, and working classes based on wealth, education, and occupation. However, the new BBC study used additional factors like savings, social networks, and cultural activities to identify seven contemporary social classes. These include the elite, established middle class, technical middle class, new affluent workers, traditional working class, emergent service workers, and poor.

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U.K. Now Has 7 Social Classes (6th April, 2013)

A new survey shows there are now seven social classes in the United Kingdom, four more than the traditional three-class system of the past. Previously, British society was divided into upper, middle, and working classes based on wealth, education, and occupation. However, the new BBC study used additional factors like savings, social networks, and cultural activities to identify seven contemporary social classes. These include the elite, established middle class, technical middle class, new affluent workers, traditional working class, emergent service workers, and poor.

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now has 7 social classes (6th April, 2013) A new survey shows there are seven social classes in the United Kingdom. This is four classes more than the traditional class system. Last century, there were just three classes in Britain upper, middle, and working class. This system centered around people's wealth, education and job. The new survey, from the BBC, shows how the times have changed. The BBC says the old model is too simple and a new one is needed to show someone's class. This new model includes how rich you are, your schooling and your occupation, but adds several more points. These include savings, how many people you know, social networking, and cultural interests and activities. The BBC study is called the Great British Class Survey. More than 161,000 people answered questions about their life. The researchers looked at all the information and decided that Britain's way of measuring class needed modernising. The top class is the "elite" the richest people. This is followed by the "established middle class," the "technical middle class," and the "new affluent workers". The three bottom classes are the "traditional working class," the "emergent service workers," and the poor. Six per cent of Britons are in the elite class. They have savings of more than $200,000 and went to a top university. Fifteen per cent are in the poor class. These earn less than $12,000 a year. LISTENING Listen and fill in the gaps A new (1) _____________________________ social classes in the United Kingdom. This is four classes more than (2) _________________________. Last century, there were just three classes in Britain upper, middle, and working class. This (3) _____________________ people's wealth, education and job. The new survey, from the BBC, shows (4) ___________________. The BBC says the (5) _____________________________ and a new one is needed to show someone's class. This new model includes how rich you are, your (6) _____________________________, but adds several more points. These include savings, how many people you know, social networking, and cultural interests and activities. The BBC study is called the Great British Class Survey. More than 161,000 people (7) _____________________________ life. The researchers looked at all the information and decided that Britain's way of measuring class needed modernising. (8) _____________________________ the richest people. This is followed by the "(9) ________________________," the "technical middle class," and the "new affluent workers". The three bottom classes are the "(10) _______________________," the "emergent service workers," and the poor. Six per cent of Britons are in the elite class. They have (11) _____________________________ and went to a top university. Fifteen per cent are in the poor class. (12) ___________________________ a year.

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