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ESLPod_0573_CN Discussing Social Class Many American believe there are three social classes: the upper class, the middle class, and the lower class. However, "social scientists" (people who study society and how people interact with one another) believe this "point of view" (way of understanding things) is too "simplistic" (basic). They have proposed systems with many additional social classes. However, the "dividing lines" (the ways that categories are separated) are "blurry" (unclear), so no one can say how many Americans belong to each class.Most of the definitions of social class are based on the type of work people do, how much money they make, and how much education they have. The following chart shows one "grouping" (way of organizing things) that has five social classes:

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ESLPod 573 Discussing Social Class Government + Law

Id	ESLPod_0573_CN
Episode Id	ESLPod 573
Episode Title	Discussing Social Class
Title	Discussing Social Class
Text	Many American believe there are three social classes: the upper class, the middle class, and the lower class. However, "social scientists" (people who study society and how people interact with one another) believe this "point of view" (way of understanding things) is too "simplistic" (basic). They have proposed systems with many additional social classes. However, the "dividing lines" (the ways that categories are separated) are "blurry" (unclear), so no one can say how many Americans belong to each class. Most of the definitions of social class are based on the type of work people do, how much money they make, and how much education they have. The following chart shows one "grouping" (way of organizing things) that has five social classes:
Topics	Government + Law

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