Class is a shortened word taken from classification, which is the operation of separating various entities or units, and categorising them within a set of definitions limited by margins or boundaries.
This set of definitions can be set up as a hierarchy which distinguishes between lower and higher importance.
A “social class” is the method of grouping people into a set of hierarchical social categories, with the most common being upper, middle and lower class.
This system of separating and valuing people is most evident within favoured and preferred communities.
Ask yourself this; who is putting you into a “class”?
Class System