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Population Characteristics > Socioeconomic Factors > Social Class
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Social Sciences > Sociology > Sociological Factors > Socioeconomic Factors > Social Class

Preferred term

Social Class  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Caste
  • Castes
  • Gradient, Social
  • Middle Class Population
  • Middle Class Populations
  • Population, Middle Class
  • Social Gradient
  • Social Gradients
  • Socioeconomic Status
  • Status, Socioeconomic

Scope note

  • A stratum of people with similar position and prestige; includes social stratification. Social class is measured by criteria such as education, occupation, and income.

History note

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012923

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