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Outline and asses the Weberian explanations of the changing structure in the contemporary UK In the last century the class structure in the UK has dramatically altered. In 1911 80% of employment was within a manual sector, meaning that under the registrar-generals model of social stratification they would have been described as working class. By 1995 according to Savage 67.3% of the population would be considered to be middle class. This was due to the closure of the heavy industries throughout the 1980's and the increase in service occupations. The structure of the upper class has changed dramatically, as the 'nouveau riche' experience intragenerational movement the old upper class face loosing their birthrights due to issues such as inheritance tax. Furthermore women now form a bigger proportion of the workforce because of the emancipation of women which was caused by feminist movements and the feminisation of the workplace due to the...

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