Social-Class Make up

British society is often described as a class-conscious )class-ridden) society. But it doesn't mean that country's society is more divided than in other European states – that means that there is love for hierarchy and the sense of deference. That is why the Royal family and the surviving titled families are treated with greater deference. This class of people enjoys special status. Such people form a small minority of the population.

Most people are classified according to their occupations. The classification includes 2 broad groups as in other industrial societies -

the middle class (white-collar workers) & the working class (blue-collar workers)

The peculiarity of the British social class make up that there are no peasants at all. There are farmers and their hired labourers. Less that 2% of working population work on farms though over 3 quarters of britain's land is used for farming.

The working class is rapidly declining while the middle class is growing fast.

There is a tendency for a decline of manual workers. Most working-class people enjoy what might have be regarded as a middle-class consumer style several years ago.