How we define class has changed. It used to be about 'position and positioning are socially conditioning/how you're born/how you're bred/pre-determines who you wed* - that's the only thing that has changed. (and not in all countries - there's a big world out there where class structures remain fully in tact)
The only reason I did my degree was that I knew that in another century I wouldn't have had the opportunity. I would've been a scullery maid devoid of education.
People couldn't believe it when I said that but it's the truth. On paper I actually fit in with the middle class but the reality is quite different. I remain working class because I come from working class. This 'new' middle class is built upon a 'fragile' employment network. Advancements in Technology/new ways of living mean that more people became white collar workers but don't let the colour of your collar fool you. The work evolution allows prescott to spout such rubbish but that's what it remains - rubbish.
If we're all middle class now why do I see so much deprivation on my door step with no solution on the horizon?
*The Glass Slipper - one of the finest commentaries on class divide. Also known as Cinderella.Statistics: Posted by Cavey — Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:43 am
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