Open Education Sociology Dictionary
Open Education Sociology Dictionary
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(noun) A stratified system based on socioeconomic status in which individuals have the potential (real or imagined) for mobility.
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ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “class system.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved July 7, 2022 (https://sociologydictionary.org/class-system/).
APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)
class system. (2013). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/class-system/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “class system.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed July 7, 2022. https://sociologydictionary.org/class-system/.
MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“class system.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2013. Web. 7 Jul. 2022. <https://sociologydictionary.org/class-system/>.
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