social class

American  

noun

Sociology.

1. a broad group in society having common economic, cultural, or political status.

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Example Sentences

Her aim was to "redress the social injustice linked to social class at birth", she said in her Nobel lecture in 2022.

From BBC

A superb dramatist of social class, morality and love, Mr. Gurnah is a contemporary heir to George Eliot.

From The Wall Street Journal

He grew up seeing work as a way to catapult himself into a new social class.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Eventually, whole social classes, including many Roma people, could become pariahs in this country with nowhere to go," Kadet warned.

From Barron's

Díaz Barriga’s contributions included details on how clothing differed depending on the person’s social class, and letting the production know that the Aztecs didn’t have chairs, tables or doors in their daily lives.

From Los Angeles Times