But which social class do you belong to? Using the study, conducted by professor Mike Savage of the London School of Economics and Political Science on behalf of the BBC, you can now find out.

While Thatcherism understandably resurfaces in many conversations about British social documentary photography towards the end of the 20 th century, the exhibition seeks to ask what working-class ...

In his new book, Social Class in the 21st Century, Savage delves deeper into the Great British Class Survey findings from 161,000 people. Here, take a look at five information-rich nuggets from ...

They argued that social class should be assessed in just one way: according to a person's occupation. This approach dated back to 1913, and placed people in one of six classes according to the ...

The BBC's Great British Class Survey has suggested there are seven identifiable social groupings in the UK. It's not easy to see where you fit into the class structure, writes Tom Heyden. I'm 25 ...

“The class war is over,” declared Tony Blair in 1999, two years after he became prime minister – the same year he envisioned a new “middle class that will include millions of people who traditionally ...

Social class can also influence early language development and performance at school. A 1977 study of five year olds’ speech showed working-class children made greater use of verbs and pronouns, ...

QUIZ: Which social class are you? Take the New Statesman quiz to find out whether you’re working class, middle class or upper class in the eyes of voters. By Anoosh Chakelian The British public’s idea ...

British anthropologist Kate Fox, author of Watching the English, notes that milk in tea also gives off social cues to Britain’s all-important social class system.