The Emergence Machine

Class

abstract · Sociology · Level 10 · E10

E10Institutions

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Emergence definition

Social class emerges as a hierarchy within society, where groupings are based on economic status, occupation, or birth, reflecting the distribution of wealth, status, and power.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “class” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “class”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
class
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0ClassHierarchySocietyCommunity… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesAristocracyL11AristocratL11CategorizationL11Class AbsL11Class ActionL11ClassL10HierarchyL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Hierarchy L9 (requires)
    Social class is a categorization of people based on wealth, status, and power, forming a key hierarchy within society.

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