Sociology

Social Class

Social class is a form of social stratification in which a group of individuals share common characteristic socio-economic ties, either through their productive or 'social' purchasing power or "economic" or the position within the bureaucracy in an organization devoted to such purposes. These links may generate or be generated by interests or objectives that are considered common and strengthen interpersonal solidarity. The formation of a class system depends on the fact that social functions are, regardless of the existence of an organic link, mutually dependent to a larger social context.

Class society is a hierarchical division based primarily on differences in ...