class structure

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class structure - the organization of classes within a society

social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"

caste system - a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity

social organisation, social organization, social structure, social system, structure - the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships; "the social organization of England and America is very different"; "sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family"

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While this will not have broad appeal, older teens and adults with an interest in history will enjoy the portrait of society and class structure in that period.

Chesney, Marion. Snobbery with violence by Rosenzweig, Sue / Kliatt

The effects of this new class structure in American and global society have profound implications from our civic participation, which has declined precipitously, to our family structures, which reflect the challenges to the middle and working classes in dramatic divorce numbers.

Teaching humanities in new ways--and teaching new humanities by Wagner, Mark / The Humanist

Obviously, which type of school, class structure, and options will be best can be decided only by considering each child's unique mix of needs, desires, and aptitudes.

Ode to the one-room schoolhouse: children can thrive in the ... by Adams, Barbara Berst / Mothering

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