Saturday, December 14, 2013

As classes sociais de acordo com a BBC

A BBC tem uma espécie de "modelo" das "classes sociais" no Reino Unido, com um "calculador" para se determinar a que "classe" cada um pertence (via The Heresiarch):

  • Elite: This is the most privileged class in Great Britain who have high levels of all three capitals. Their high amount of economic capital sets them apart from everyone else.


  • Established Middle Class: Members of this class have high levels of all three capitals although not as high as the Elite. They are a gregarious and culturally engaged class.


  • Technical Middle Class: This is a new, small class with high economic capital but seem less culturally engaged. They have relatively few social contacts and so are less socially engaged.


  • New Affluent Workers: This class has medium levels of economic capital and higher levels of cultural and social capital. They are a young and active group.


  • Emergent Service Workers: This new class has low economic capital but has high levels of 'emerging' cultural capital and high social capital. This group are young and often found in urban areas.


  • Traditional Working Class: This class scores low on all forms of the three capitals although they are not the poorest group. The average age of this class is older than the others.


  • Precariat: This is the most deprived class of all with low levels of economic, cultural and social capital. The everyday lives of members of this class are precarious.


  • Agora vou fazer um exercicio que não faz sentido - responder às questões do tal "calculador" (não faz sentido porque tem lá questões sobre ordenados, e os ordenados britânicos são maiores que os portugueses); pelos vistos eu seria "traditional working class" (multiplicando por 3 as respostas nas questões que têm a ver com dinheiro, seria "technical middle class", o que é capaz de ser mais correcto).

    Suspeito também que muitos dos autodesignados "precários" correspondem mais aos "emergente service workers" do que ao "precariat".

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