class identity
Economic group membership
Class identity is a person's sense of belonging to a particular socioeconomic class—working class, middle class, upper class—and the values, experiences, and cultural markers associated with that position.
It shapes how people see themselves and relate to others: Her working-class identity informed her politics.
Class identity may persist even when economic circumstances change, remaining tied to upbringing, family history, or community roots.
- incomeRegular monetary receipts
- lifestylePersonal living pattern
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- upward mobilityRising social or economic status
- educationSystematic development of mind
food preferences · solidarity · wealth · old money · new money · silver spoon · historical narratives · media representation · employment status · stigma · discrimination · property ownership · privilege · cultural capital · dress codes · social stratification · financial stability · consumption patterns
- identityself, selfhood, self-expression, self-image, self-concept
- social classstratum, bourgeoisie, proletariat, underclass, elite
- class struggleproletariat, bourgeoisie, proletarian, Marxism, capitalist
- social equityracial justice, disability rights, racial equity, diversity training, intersectionality
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
class identityracial identity
Perceived ancestral group membership
ethnic identity · national identity · gender identity · religious identity · cultural identity
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