People in the UK now fit into seven social classes, a major survey conducted by the BBC suggests. It says the traditional categories of working, middle and upper class are outdated, fitting 39% of ...

The process of deindustrialisation affects not just the type of work that was done, but how men in the region see themselves.

Voters are now split on social identity. This new division, combined with distrust in established parties, is proving fertile ...

Firstly, psychology researchers should have a place at the table in debates around social mobility and social class-based discrimination. Secondly, social class should be studied more in psychology.

Disabled young people from a low social class background fare much worse in the labour market. Of the disabled young people who were unemployed at age 25, a disproportionate number came from a low ...

Sarah Atkinson, CEO of the Social Mobility Foundation, said old-fashioned mindsets regarding class are holding workers back. Speaking to HR magazine, she said: "Getting in is not the only challenge ...

Working class representation in UK film and TV is at its lowest level for a decade, according to new research.. The Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre found that just one in 12 people ...

For decades, researchers have debated how social class affects a person’s likelihood of helping others. There are two main schools of thought on the topic. One hypothesizes that because lower ...