class conscious
Aware of hierarchy
Class conscious describes awareness of one's position within a social or economic hierarchy, and often implies recognition of shared interests with others in the same stratum.
The term usually carries political overtones—a class-conscious worker recognizes common cause with other workers: The union organizer appealed to class-conscious factory employees.
It can also describe sensitivity to class distinctions more broadly: She grew class conscious at her elite university, aware for the first time of her working-class background.
Ranked authority structure
- social ladderHierarchy of societal status
- casteInherited social division
- bourgeoisieCapitalist ownership class
- proletariatLaborers lacking capital ownership
aristocracy · nobility · gentry · elite · oligarchy · rank · echelons · social order
Preference for privileged rule
- snobberyPretentious social superiority
- classismPrejudice by economic rank
- privilegeExclusive right or benefit
- exclusivityState of being limited
gatekeeping · cultural capital · status symbol · conspicuous consumption · gentrification · materialism · entitlement · condescension
Economic inequality measure
- income inequalityDisparity in earnings distribution
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- povertySevere lack of resources
- affluenceAbundance of money
economic divide · underprivileged · impoverished · working poor · precariat · exploitation · redistribution · social mobility
Class-based revolutionary philosophy
- socialismCommunal economic control
- labor movementOrganized effort for worker rights
- unionizationForming a labor collective
- collective actionOrganized group pursuit
worker solidarity · revolution · dialectic · alienation · means of production · praxis · agitation · organizing
Insight into one's psyche
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- wokePast tense of rising from sleep
- politicizedMade into political controversy
enlightened · critical thinking · perspective · understanding · realization · cognizance · mindfulness · reflection
hierarchy
Ranked authority structure
- social ladderHierarchy of societal status
- casteInherited social division
- bourgeoisieCapitalist ownership class
proletariat · aristocracy · nobility · gentry · elite · oligarchy · rank · echelons · social order · power structure
elitism
Preference for privileged rule
- snobberyPretentious social superiority
- classismPrejudice by economic rank
- privilegeExclusive right or benefit
exclusivity · gatekeeping · cultural capital · status symbol · conspicuous consumption · gentrification · materialism · entitlement · condescension · looking down
wealth gap
Economic inequality measure
- income inequalityDisparity in earnings distribution
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- povertySevere lack of resources
affluence · economic divide · underprivileged · impoverished · working poor · precariat · exploitation · redistribution · social mobility · glass ceiling
Marxism
Class-based revolutionary philosophy
- socialismCommunal economic control
- labor movementOrganized effort for worker rights
- unionizationForming a labor collective
collective action · worker solidarity · revolution · dialectic · alienation · means of production · praxis · agitation · organizing · grassroots
self-awareness
Insight into one's psyche
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- wokePast tense of rising from sleep
politicized · enlightened · critical thinking · perspective · understanding · realization · cognizance · mindfulness · reflection · introspection
class consciousclassless
Without social divisions
naïve · meritocratic · individualistic · apolitical · uncritical
class consciousfalse consciousness
Internalized ideology against self-interest
apolitical · bootstrap mentality · bourgeois · neoliberal · acquiescent
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