The Class System

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22007058

Follow the link to the news item, read the article and consider these questions:

What were the traditional 3 classes?  How does this new model differ?

Are these social classes recognisable to you?

What in your opinion defines "class" in your country?

 Could you put your family in any one of these new social classes?  Which one?

Do you think that social class matters in your country?

Why are people interested in social class? Do you think that categorising people in this way is useful to business?  In what way?

Do you remember any previous attempts to define people by their status?