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How Would You Define the Working Class in Nineteenth Century Britain? When and why did it come in to being?
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Sonia Vig How Would You Define the Working Class in Nineteenth Century Britain? When and why did it come in to being? Many historians have debated the definition of the term 'working class'. It is argued that the term distinguishes social groups in society according to their lifestyles in which their beliefs, values and experiences are different to that of the higher classes. 'The emergence of a mass society, in which classes stood out by their clothing, diet, modes of transport, living conditions, and leisure pursuits, was one important feature'1. However many historians agree that the emergence of the 'working-class' was different to that of the 'traditional' working class as their economic and social situations differed. Income to a large extent was believed to determine an individual's lifestyle, this could become more important than class position in shaping attitudes. 'One could therefore argue that the working class existed only...
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