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the imbrication of class inequality and status hierarchy in contemporary society

[...] As the Hills report noted, thus 'economic advantage and disadvantage reinforce themselves across the life cycle and often on to the next generation'. Because the possession of economic capital takes time to acquire, it is also inevitably associated with the ageing process, even when inheritan…

[...] Social classes, we contend, are fundamentally associated with the stored historical baggage and the accumulation of advantages over time.