Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Upper Class Identity
- Workplace
- Scott
- Old boy network; contacts operate informally through membership of London clubs. The life long contacts are central in furthering the careers and enables them to have more influence in future jobs
- Inclusion
- Peer Group
- Scott
- Public school and Oxbridge geared to life long friendship and networking beyond school days which contributes to the idea of an intergrated elite
- Social Closure
- The family
- Scott
- Share a common background, members of the fairly small number of wealthy extended families. Normally connected by marraige
- Social Closure
- Scott
- Social closure through; 1. Encouragement to marry other upper class 2. Immersion of children into a culture of privilege
- Media
- High culture
- Classical music, Art Ballet, Polo and Blood Sports
- Its artistic merit and aesthetic qualities that can only be appreciated by those with good breeding
- Education
- Scott
- Education obtained is less important than the socialisation into ethos and culture.
- Public schools and Oxbridge
- Kenway
- Private educated school girls, gain status and self esteem by devaluing state educated kids