England: A Class of Its Own

Foreword and Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I: About Class
1 'It depends on your class'
2 Equality and Meritocracy
3 What is Class?
4 Hard Class Markers
5 Working, Upper, Middle, Under
6 Class Matters
7 Class Denial
8 Class and Politics

Part II: Soft class markers (then and now)
9 Rules, Soft and Silent
10 Appearance
11 Clothing and Dress
12 Greeting, Introduction, Addressing People
13 What's in a Name?
14 Accent and Pronunciation
15 Vocabulary and Language
16 Conversation
17 Stances and Behaviour
18 Cars
19 Table Manners
20 Food and Drink
21 Shopping
22 House
23 Gardens
24 Animals
25 Sport
26 Holidays and Travel
27 The Arts
28 Etcetera

Part III: Always and Forever?
29 A classless Society
30 Class-free Zones
31 Class of Origin
32 Change of Class
33 Breaking the Rules
34 Foreigners

Part IV: Beyond Class
35 This Happy Breed of Men

Bibliography and Further Reading
Notes
Index

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• História inglesa e irlandesa
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