Category Archives: Class

A Modest Proposal For Republicans: Use The Word “Class”

Posted on March 7, 2021 by Luke Ford

Scott Alexander writes: * Pivot from mindless populist rage to a thoughtful campaign to fight classism. * Trump stood against the upper class. He might define them as: people who live in nice apartments in Manhattan or SF or DC … Continue reading →

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Paul Fussell’s “Class: A Guide Through The American Status System”

Posted on March 7, 2021 by Luke Ford

Scott Alexander writes: 1. Anything artificial is lower-class, anything natural or organic (derived from a living thing) is higher-class. The most prole piece of furniture is “folding chairs made of aluminum tubing with bright-green plastic-mesh webbing”. The most prole fabrics … Continue reading →

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American Social Class Markers

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Luke Ford
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The Sum of Small Things: A Theory of the Aspirational Class

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Luke Ford

Elizabeth Currid-Halkett wrote in 2017: * In the 1920s, Muriel Bristol attended a summer’s afternoon tea party in Cambridge, UK. A number of professors and their spouses were also in attendance. On this particular occasion, the host poured Bristol a … Continue reading →

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Social Class Anxiety

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Luke Ford

I’m curious about markers for social class in the United States. What I am not talking about is money. I know there are rich and poor. I’m interested in figuring out behavior and cataloguing it as low class, middle class … Continue reading →

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