What determines working class?
Melyssa Gorczany
2025-05-01 20:37:16
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Working class is a contested socioeconomic term used to describe low-income people. Typically people in the working class have jobs that provide relatively low pay and/or require physical labor. A college degree is often not necessary for this work. Economists in the United States generally define working class as adults without a college degree. Working class can mean different things to different people, and its meaning may be evolving. According to Dennis Gilbert, the working class comprises those between the 25th and 55th percentile of income. Marxists and socialists define the working class as those who have nothing to sell but their labor power and skills. In that sense, the working class includes both white and blue collar workers, and manual workers of all types, excluding only individuals who derive their income from business ownership and the labor of others. Working class jobs often pay less than $15 per hour, and many do not include health benefits.
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