When asked how they identify their social class 54% of Americans said they belong to the middle class, according to one ...

American higher education has always prepared students for their class position. Educational practice, the student experience and social stratification tend to work in tandem. The curriculum, course ...

A couple of years ago I wrote about the value of having a workforce with a high degree of class diversity. The article focused on what are referred to as "social class transitioners," who are people ...

The lines dividing Americans by economic class are often blurry and rapidly changing. Do you consider yourself middle class? Pew Research Center’s income calculator is the quickest way to see if your ...

Family conditions -- specifically, how similar one's social status and background is to one's parents' status -- may play a bigger role in determining how easily an individual can shift into a ...

I'm following a thread in SomethingAwful which argues whether a 250K income is upper middle class or rich. I think it's a uniquely American phenomenon for almost everyone to consider themselves middle ...