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Before the arrival of the Credit Union, people who were from the poor background or a working class background couldn't borrow from banks.
John Hume

Meaning of "class background" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLASS BACKGROUND

class background  [klɑːs ˈbækˌɡraʊnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLASS BACKGROUND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Class background is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CLASS BACKGROUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

class background

Social class

Social class, as in a class society, is a set of concepts in the social sciences and political theory centered on models of social stratification in which people are grouped into a set of hierarchical social categories, the most common being the upper, middle, and lower classes. Class is an essential object of analysis for sociologists, political scientists, anthropologists, and social historians. However, there is not a consensus on the best definition of the term "class," and the term has different contextual meanings. In common parlance, the term "social class" is usually synonymous with "socio-economic class," defined as "people having the same social, economic, or educational status" e.g., "the working class"; "an emerging professional class." However, academics distinguish social class and socioeconomic status, with the former referring to one’s relatively stable sociocultural background and the latter referring to one’s current social and economic situation and, consequently, being more changeable over time. The precise measurements of what determines social class in society has varied over time.

Definition of class background in the English dictionary

The definition of class background in the dictionary is a person's background with reference to social class.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLASS BACKGROUND


above-ground
əˌbʌvˈɡraʊnd
aground
əˈɡraʊnd
air-to-ground
ˈɛətəˌɡraʊnd
around
əˈraʊnd
background
ˈbækˌɡraʊnd
battleground
ˈbætəlɡraʊnd
belowground
bɪˈləʊˌɡraʊnd
campground
ˈkæmpɡraʊnd
fairground
ˈfɛəˌɡraʊnd
foreground
ˈfɔːˌɡraʊnd
ground
ɡraʊnd
ground-to-ground
ˌɡraʊndtəˈɡraʊnd
inground
ɪnˈɡraʊnd
overground
ˈəʊvəˌɡraʊnd
playground
ˈpleɪˌɡraʊnd
round
raʊnd
showground
ˈʃəʊˌɡraʊnd
stoneground
ˈstəʊnˌɡraʊnd
underground
ˈʌndəˌɡraʊnd
unground
ʌnˈɡraʊnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLASS BACKGROUND

class A drug
class act
class action
class B drug
class bias
class C drug
class conflict
class consciousness
class distinction
class interval
class list
class mark
class number
class president
class rank
class roll
class society
class struggle
class system
class teacher

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLASS BACKGROUND

above ground
all-around
all-round
all year round
all-year-round
bound
break new ground
fall to the ground
get around
get off the ground
go around
go round
into the ground
shop around
the high ground
the underground
thin on the ground
to the ground
turnaround
workaround
year-round

Synonyms and antonyms of class background in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «class background» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLASS BACKGROUND

Find out the translation of class background to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of class background from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «class background» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阶级背景
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

antecedentes de clase
570 millions of speakers

English

class background
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वर्ग पृष्ठभूमि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطبقة الخلفية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

класс фон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fundo classe
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্লাস ব্যাকগ্রাউন্ড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

classe fond
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Latar belakang kelas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Klasse Hintergrund
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クラスの背景
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

클래스 배경
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Latar mburi kelas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nền lớp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வர்க்க பின்னணி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वर्ग पार्श्वभूमी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sınıfın arka planı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

classe di sfondo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Klasa tle
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

клас фон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fundal de clasă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φόντο κατηγορία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klas agtergrond
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klass bakgrund
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klassebakgrunn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of class background

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLASS BACKGROUND»

The term «class background» is regularly used and occupies the 94.063 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLASS BACKGROUND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about class background

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4 QUOTES WITH «CLASS BACKGROUND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word class background.
1
Dorothy Allison
One of the strengths I derive from my class background is that I am accustomed to contempt.
2
Chris Hayes
My mother was a teacher, my father was a community organizer. I come from a working class background.
3
John Hume
Before the arrival of the Credit Union, people who were from the poor background or a working class background couldn't borrow from banks.
4
Tony Scott
We come from a tough, working class background, so we're very tight.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLASS BACKGROUND»

Discover the use of class background in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to class background and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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WCDMA for UMTS: HSPA Evolution and LTE
Table 2.1 UMTS QoS classes and their main parameters Conversational class Streaming class Interactive class Background class The conversational class is characterized by low end-to-end delay and symmetric or nearly symmetric traffic ...
Harri Holma, Antti Toskala, 2010
2
Caught in the Middle: Contradictions in the Lives of ...
A third group of respondents reported that their class background has had a number of negative consequences in their relationship! s with partners. The remarks of a forty-four-year-old male respondent are a good example of responses coded ...
Michael D. Grimes, Joan Marie Morris, 1997
3
In Search of One's Pack: A Narrative Study of a ...
working-class background insofar as my class background allows me to identify with these staff members, but did not prepare me for a scholarly life. In her essay “ Writing and Teaching with Class,” Valerie Miner blames her feeling of not ...
Elaine M. Kelly, 2008
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Without a Net: The Female Experience of Growing Up Working Class
While many recent books have thoughtfully examined the plight of the working poor in America, none of the authors of these books is able to claim a working-class background, and there are associated methodological and ethical concerns ...
Michelle Tea, 2003
5
Queer Studies: A Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Anthology
The following are descriptions of the interviewees by age, ethnic background, approximate class background, immigration status, bisexual/lesbian identification , and femme/butch identification. A.D. is a second-generation, butch-identified ...
Brett Beemyn, Mickey Eliason, 1996
6
Women and Social Class: International Feminist Perspectives
My lesbianism, for example, is referenced in women's studies much more than my working-class background. Nor do I wish to blame this lack of acknowledgement simply on my academic colleagues. As an academic, I have found it particularly ...
Pat Mahony, Christine Zmroczek, 2004
7
Race and Class Matters at an Elite College
fortable do you feel interacting with people from a very different class background than your own? Is this a change from how you felt when you first arrived? • Have you ever felt uncomfortable around peers about your family's resources, what ...
Elizabeth Aries, 2008
8
Queer Women and Religious Individualism
Christine R. Peña—Forty-one, middle class from a middle-class background, multiracial (Mexican, German, French, and Chinese heritage), cisgendered bisexual woman. Does not place much emphasis on sexual orientation in her identity: ...
Melissa M. Wilcox, 2009
9
Education Reform and Social Class in Japan
How were social class background, educational attainment and scholastic achievement in middle school correlated to type of first employment in general, if other than manual employment is added in? A multiple regression analysis was ...
Takehiko Kariya, Michael Burtscher, 2013
10
Women As Leaders in Education: Succeeding Despite Inequity, ...
Although career involvement for women during their twenties and thirties by social class background was not statistically significant by social class background, overall, women from non-working-class backgrounds were less likely to work than ...
Jennifer L. Martin, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLASS BACKGROUND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term class background is used in the context of the following news items.
1
New MPs get used to Westminster life
She comes from a working class background in South London and was only drawn into politics when the Labour government planned cuts to ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
Dark story behind old mansion
With a working class background, Eliza was shunned by the elite, and gossip about her sordid past soon spread like wildfire, including rumours ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
3
Sucking the life out of the academy
... per cent of pupils who leave school aged 18 with high A-level scores go on to higher education irrespective of their social-class background. «Spiked, Jul 15»
4
An Incomplete Proposal For Reform
... economist Alan B. Krueger demonstrated that terrorists predominantly come from a middle-class background with considerable education. «Swarajya, Jul 15»
5
Smithills film director hoping to follow in footsteps of Star Wars …
... between Bolton and London, said: “I need to raise the rest of the funds in order to go as I'm from a working class background and the funding ... «This Is Lancashire, Jul 15»
6
Interview with Lori Rader Day about her new mystery Little Pretty …
“I'm from a working class background,” she said. “I've had bad jobs. I worked in a factory that made plastic Christmas trees and that shiny ... «Examiner.com, Jul 15»
7
'Ni una menos': Feminism and Politics in Argentina
Only 600 women attended, most of them intellectuals and experienced campaigners of middle class background. As Argentina's economic ... «teleSUR English, Jul 15»
8
Cory Booker's Mitt Romney problem
Booker's middle-class background and narrative were also different from most other residents of Newark, a city with a history of persistent ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
9
'Amy' director on Winehouse family reaction: 'Did they expect a One …
"I come from an ordinary, working class background and my family never went anywhere. And I love travelling. I love to go places and meet ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
10
Blu-ray Review – Mona Lisa (1986)
... penchant for ornamental food – and his working class background putting him at odds with Simone's sense of taste and way of operating. «Flickering Myth, Jul 15»

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