Social classes and subcultures in UK
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Social classes and sub-cultures
in the UK
Zhamal Toktamysova4 July 2012
Parliament
House of Lords
House of Commons
British monarch
History
•Cottagers and labourers
•Husbandman (or other tradesmen)
•Yeoman
Classifications: archaic (1)
•Merchant citizens
•Gentry/Gentleman
•Knights
Classifications: archaic (2)
•Baronets
•Peer (Noble/Archbishop)
•Royal
Classifications: archaic (3)
Underclass
Working class◦ Unskilled and semi-skilled working class◦ Skilled working class
Middle class◦ Lower middle class◦ Middle middle class◦ Upper middle class
Upper class
21st century: informal classifications
Which social class is it? (1)
Hyacinth Bucket
Margo Leadbetter
Gap Yah
Which social class is it? (2)
Written Spoken: intonation, stress, phonemes, vowels
◦ Example: Golf, Ralph, solder
Vocabulary:
U and non-U English (1)
http://www.helsinki.fi/jarj/ufy/24991_s113_150Ross.pdf
Vocabulary
U and non-U English (2)
Working class subcultures:◦ Punks◦ Skinheads (redskins, suedeheads)◦ Chavs◦ Neds (Scottish)
Subcultures (1)
Middle class subcultures:◦ Teddy boys◦ Hipsters ◦ Mods and rockers
Subcultures (2)
How do you think, is it easy to move between social classes in UK?
What do you need to move to the upper class?
How do you think, why do people join a subculture?
Discussion