I think this is a somewhat outdated view of classes, at least in our current 'Western' societies. I'm reminded of this article by the BBC that argues that there

I think this is a somewhat outdated view of classes, at least in our current 'Western' societies. I'm reminded of this article by the BBC that argues that there are seven classes, for example: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21953364 http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21953364 It strikes me a bit as the traditional division of 'left' and 'right' in politics that, at least according to multiple professors in my PolSci classes, is not really accurate. Yet it's (understandably) still a commonly used method of classifying politics.