As the years pass, the U.S. class system — or, more precisely, how we understand it — keeps changing. And there’s a geographic component to it all. What makes you “wealthy” in one state may not cut it ...

We’ve all heard terms like “middle class,” “lower class,” and “upper class,” but what do they really mean today? Class isn’t just about income or a number on a paycheck; it also reflects the types of ...

Though terms like these can’t fully encapsulate people’s specific financial realities, they can be useful. The differences between how the lower middle class and upper middle class are living can ...

Having 'class' isn't about wealth, status, or affluence. Even though "classiness" and being classy are relatively subjective, there are certain traits, behaviors, and personal beliefs that encourage ...

Rita Felski makes a complex argument: that Americans talk about class differently than the British do (undoubtedly true), that Americans don’t often use the term “working class” to describe themselves ...