11.   Demographic studies have shown clearly that low social class or disadvantaged status is a potent predictor of school failure.

12.   Dependency and conflict From a Marxist perspective, the relationship between the major social classes is one of mutual dependence and conflict.

13.   Evidence from tombs suggests a stratified society with three social classes.

14.   He connects high social class with moral superiority.

15.   However, to date no systematic method has been devised of assessing social class in this way.

16.   However, we must keep the influence of socio-economic origins or social class in perspective.

17.   In his work on social class and linguistic styles, Basil Bernstein has identified two different modes of language use.

18.   In his work, different cultural groups or social classes appear as separate races with definite and visible physical characteristics.

19.   In this way, Portes distinguishes five social classes.

20.   Is there a link between crime and social class?