To have grown up upper-middle class or upper class. To be well bred and be respected and looked up to by the rest of the classes. To have good values and been blessed.
Upper middle class usually have at least one parent with a college degree and make over over 60,000 dollars a year. They usually live in the suburbs ( like I did ) and have many luxuries to enjoy.
Upper Middle Class usually have multiple cars, a very nice home and take many vacations. Vacations may be to the Bahamas or Europe. They give their kids whatever they want and the kids get to enjoy many opportunities the other classes don't have.
Upper middle class usually have at least one parent with a college degree and make over over 60,000 dollars a year. They usually live in the suburbs ( like I did ) and have many luxuries to enjoy.
Upper Middle Class usually have multiple cars, a very nice home and take many vacations. Vacations may be to the Bahamas or Europe. They give their kids whatever they want and the kids get to enjoy many opportunities the other classes don't have.
by Zace May 16, 2008
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Class is defined by 4 things: Wealth (How much land/stocks/stuff you have. The top 1% of this country owns 80% of US wealth, leaving probably 15 - 20%to the middle class.), Income (Salary/wage of generally $60,000 - 150,000 or so, possibly more per year), Education (Generally middle class people have at least some college education), and Prestige (How respectable your job is, so that is why a plumber can be paid more than a IT person, but is considered working class).
Most people think the middle class is the class they are in. They think this because they know someone who has more money than they do, and someone who has less. Really, the middle class only makes up about 30% of the US population. A MUCH larger silent working class exists. The poverty line is a false indicator of middle class, as it is unsustainable and really the definition of "emergency poverty." Another words, financially, nutritionally, health-wise, families cannot make it when consistently within 200% of the poverty line without help.
The middle class is actually also a bit of a myth created by school and the media. It is seen as the ideal when in fact, in truth, it is out of the generosity of the working class (basically being underpaid to do all the grunt work that someone has to do) that keep the gears of this country well-oiled.
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Class is defined by 4 things: Wealth (How much land/stocks/stuff you have. The top 1% of this country owns 80% of US wealth, leaving probably 15 - 20%to the middle class.), Income (Salary/wage of generally $60,000 - 150,000 or so, possibly more per year), Education (Generally middle class people have at least some college education), and Prestige (How respectable your job is, so that is why a plumber can be paid more than a IT person, but is considered working class).
Most people think the middle class is the class they are in. They think this because they know someone who has more money than they do, and someone who has less. Really, the middle class only makes up about 30% of the US population. A MUCH larger silent working class exists. The poverty line is a false indicator of middle class, as it is unsustainable and really the definition of "emergency poverty." Another words, financially, nutritionally, health-wise, families cannot make it when consistently within 200% of the poverty line without help.
The middle class is actually also a bit of a myth created by school and the media. It is seen as the ideal when in fact, in truth, it is out of the generosity of the working class (basically being underpaid to do all the grunt work that someone has to do) that keep the gears of this country well-oiled.
Sorry to break your bubble!
Most movies out there show Middle class as ideal if they talk about school. "Middle class values" = Hard work, perseverance, education.
by Sociology student April 17, 2006
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by Mike Hitt February 3, 2010
Get the Middle Class Millionaire mug.The socioeconomic class in the United States that emerged after WWII, know for suburban sprawl, soccer moms, SUVs, and strip malls. The middle class is neither poor nor rich, but comprise the largest share of the political electorate. The middle class is the only thing that separates the United States from the Third World and much of Europe, but is on the verge of its demise as politicians tax them to death and take away their jobs thru NAFTA and outsourcing, and as middle-class Americans themselves indulge in conspicuous consumption, that will ultimately lead financial insecurity. The middle-class is rapidly being squeezed out of existance. Often dubbed the Working Class by some, the middle-class can be both blue collar and white collar.
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The main reasons people are charitable activists at Russell group universities are excess free time and middle-class guilt
by slythermetimbers May 22, 2016
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by egls6 September 21, 2017
Get the middle class jacket mug.A middle-class mentality is a toxic anti-intellectual mentality that takes people and societies backwards in life.
Signs that someone has this mentality are: Buying lots of things on credit and getting into a lot of debt, going to uni to get a job for comfort, living paycheck to paycheck, and not having a plan for the future.
People with this mentality also have a big disdain for rich and smart people as they see these pursuits as "egotistical". They think being humble is having no ambition and constantly searching for hedonistic pursuits. They're people who don't like facts and prefer to have an idealistic point of view no matter how destructive it is.
People who grow up with this mentality are typically middle class but it can affect anyone of any class. People with this mentality often leave their kids with very little due to the fact they don't understand money and don't have any knowledge to pass down.
Signs that someone has this mentality are: Buying lots of things on credit and getting into a lot of debt, going to uni to get a job for comfort, living paycheck to paycheck, and not having a plan for the future.
People with this mentality also have a big disdain for rich and smart people as they see these pursuits as "egotistical". They think being humble is having no ambition and constantly searching for hedonistic pursuits. They're people who don't like facts and prefer to have an idealistic point of view no matter how destructive it is.
People who grow up with this mentality are typically middle class but it can affect anyone of any class. People with this mentality often leave their kids with very little due to the fact they don't understand money and don't have any knowledge to pass down.
"Simon says I think about money too much and I should just have fun because money doesn't last. But I want to make money because I grew up poor and I want my kids to have more."
"Don't listen to Simon, he grew up with a lawyer dad and doctor mom, money is nothing to him, he has a middle class mentality."
"Don't listen to Simon, he grew up with a lawyer dad and doctor mom, money is nothing to him, he has a middle class mentality."
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