Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Social Class

A stratum of people with similar position and prestige; includes social stratification. Social class is measured by criteria such as education, occupation, and income.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A stratum of people with similar position and prestige; includes social stratification. Social class is measured by criteria such as education, occupation, and income.

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15 entry terms
  • Class, Social
  • Social Classes
  • Caste
  • Middle Class Population
  • Social Gradients
  • Socioeconomic Level
  • Socioeconomic Status
  • Castes
  • Gradient, Social
  • Level, Socioeconomic
  • Middle Class Populations
  • Population, Middle Class
  • Social Gradient
  • Socioeconomic Levels
  • Status, Socioeconomic

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Previous Indexing

  • Social Conditions (1966-1967)
  • Sociology (1966-1967)

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  1. I01w.880w.853.996w.755w
  2. N01.824w.782w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Social Class. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012923. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012923
  2. Social Class. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_class
  3. Social Class. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q187588