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I think his definition of working class is perhaps different to the definition in your study. It's one of those terms that are loosely defined (at least in cer
by AussieWog93 5y ago
I think his definition of working class is perhaps different to the definition in your study.
It's one of those terms that are loosely defined (at least in certain societies) and mean very different things to different people.
Is an electrician earning US$80k/year middle class because he's well compensated for his work, or working class because he's doing manual labour?
- candybar 5y agoHowever you cut it, divorce rates are substantially higher among the working class. If you look at educational attainment: % divorced among those married, by age 46: Did not graduate from high school: 58.8 High school graduate, no college: 49.1 Some college or associate degree: 48.5 Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.8 https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2013/article/pdf/marriage-and-divorce-patterns-by-gender-race-and-educational-attainment.pdf https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2013/article/pdf/marriage-and-d...
- ryandrake 5y agoThe phrase "Family Values" is pretty vague, too. I'm sure if you asked almost everyone who is in a family whether they felt they had family values they'd say yes. I'm not really sure what someone means when they say an area has "family values". I don't think it means lack of divorce. In the 90s, I remember "family values" having been used by politicians as a polite euphemism for the very narrow "straight, Christian, atomic" view of what a family should be.
- AussieWog93 5y ago>I don't think it means lack of divorce. I'd definitely view a lack of divorce as a pretty big part of it. But as you said, it's entirely personal and subjective. :)