• Social classes are the hierarchical arrangements of people in
society as economic or cultural groups. Class is an essential
object of analysis for sociologists, anthropologists, political
economists and social historians. In the social sciences, social
class is often discussed in terms of 'social stratification'.
In sociology and political philosophy, the most basic class
distinction is between the powerful and the powerless. In
Marxist theory and historical materialism, social class is
caused by the fundamental economic structure of work and
property.      For Marx, class involves two factors:
Objective factors:       Subjective factors:The members will
necessarily have some perception of their similarity and common
interest. Marx termed this Class consciousness. Class
consciousness is not simply an awareness of one's own class
interest (for instance, the maximisation of shareholder value;
or, the maximisation of the wage with the minimisation of the
working day), class consciousness also embodie