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Meaning of "upper middle class" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UPPER MIDDLE CLASS

upper middle class  [ˈʌpə ˈmɪdəl klɑːs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UPPER MIDDLE CLASS

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Upper middle class is a noun.
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WHAT DOES UPPER MIDDLE CLASS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

upper middle class

Upper middle class

The upper middle class is a sociological concept referring to the social group constituted by higher-status members of the middle class. This is in contrast to the term "lower middle class", which is used for the group at the opposite end of the middle class stratum, and to the broader term "middle class". There is considerable debate as to how the upper middle class might be defined. According to sociologist Max Weber the upper middle class consists of well-educated professionals with graduate degrees and comfortable incomes. The American upper middle class is defined similarly using income, education and occupation as the predominant indicators. In the United States, the upper middle class is defined as consisting mostly of white-collar professionals who not only have above-average personal incomes and advanced educational degrees but also a higher degree of autonomy in their work. The main occupational tasks of upper-middle-class individuals tend to center on conceptualizing, consulting, and instruction.

Definition of upper middle class in the English dictionary

The definition of upper middle class in the dictionary is the class occupying the upper middle part in the social hierarchy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UPPER MIDDLE CLASS


class
klɑːs
club-class
ˈklʌbˌklɑːs
eyeglass
ˈaɪˌɡlɑːs
fiberglass
ˈfaɪbəɡlɑːs
first-class
ˈfɜːstˌklɑːs
glass
ɡlɑːs
hourglass
ˈaʊəˌɡlɑːs
looking-glass
ˈlʊkɪŋɡlɑːs
lower-class
ˌləʊəˈklɑːs
masterclass
ˈmɑːstəˌklɑːs
middle-class
ˈmɪdəl klɑːs
outclass
ˌaʊtˈklɑːs
second-class
ˌsɛkəndˈklɑːs
subclass
ˈsʌbˌklɑːs
sunglass
ˈsʌnˌɡlɑːs
superclass
ˈsuːpəˌklɑːs
top-class
ˈtɒpˈklɑːs
underclass
ˈʌndəˌklɑːs
upper-class
ˌˈʌpəˈklɑːs
working-class
ˌwɜːkɪŋˈklɑːs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UPPER MIDDLE CLASS

upper crust
upper deck
Upper Egypt
upper hand
upper house
upper income bracket
upper jaw
Upper Karoo
upper lip
Upper Lough Erne
upper management
upper mordent
Upper Palaeolithic
Upper Palatinate
Upper Peninsula
upper ranks
upper regions
Upper Rhine
upper school
upper sideband

WORDS THAT END LIKE UPPER MIDDLE CLASS

business class
club class
dancing class
economy class
evening class
first class
form class
gym class
high-class
lass
lower class
master class
middle class
reception class
second class
sergeant first class
standard class
third class
upper class
working class
world-class

Synonyms and antonyms of upper middle class in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «upper middle class» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UPPER MIDDLE CLASS

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The translations of upper middle class from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «upper middle class» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

中上阶层
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

clase media alta
570 millions of speakers

English

upper middle class
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उच्च मध्यम वर्ग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطبقة المتوسطة العليا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Верхний средний класс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

classe média alta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উচ্চ মধ্যবিত্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

classe moyenne supérieure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

kelas menengah atas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

oberen Mittelklasse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アッパーミドルクラス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

중상층
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kelas menengah ndhuwur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tầng lớp trung lưu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேல் நடுத்தர வர்க்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उच्च मध्यम वर्ग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

üst-orta sınıf
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

classe medio-alta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Górna klasa średnia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Верхній середній клас
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

clasa de mijloc de sus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανώτερη μεσαία τάξη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boonste middelklas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

övre medelklass
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

øvre middelklasse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of upper middle class

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UPPER MIDDLE CLASS»

The term «upper middle class» is regularly used and occupies the 63.097 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UPPER MIDDLE CLASS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UPPER MIDDLE CLASS»

Discover the use of upper middle class in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to upper middle class and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Money, Morals, and Manners: The Culture of the French and ...
Granfield, Choice "This is an exceptionally fine piece of work, a splendid example of the sociologist's craft."—Lewis Coser, Boston College
Michèle Lamont, 2012
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Class: A Guide Through the American Status System
The vast popularity of these two products suggests the appeal of the upper- middle style to all Americans who don't possess it. Indeed, most people of the middle classes and below would rather be in the upper-middle class than even the upper ...
Paul Fussell, 1992
3
Home Advantage: Social Class and Parental Intervention in ...
The findings presented here show that upper-middle-class parents also attempt to shape their children's school site experience. Upper-middle-class parents, particularly those whose offspring are low achievers, try to take a leadership role in ...
Annette Lareau, 2000
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Framing Class: Media Representations of Wealth and Poverty ...
One widely used model divides the middle class into two categories: the middle class itself, consisting of people who have some college education and significant skills and work under loose supervision, and the upper-middle class, consisting ...
Diana Elizabeth Kendall, 2011
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The Mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and ...
Each household of upper middle class contributes 3 pi 2 zhang of silk. Each household of middle middle class contributes 3 pi of silk. Each household of lower middle class contributes 2 pi 2 zhang of silk. Each household of upper lower class ...
Victor J. Katz, Annette Imhausen, 2007
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Blue-chip Black: Race, Class, and Status in the New Black ...
This disparityin thegrowth ofincomeover time helps to explain why lower-middle- class blacks experience their class position differently than middle- and upper- middle-class blacks do. Distinguishing blacks who earn more than $50,000 ...
Karyn R. Lacy, 2007
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Upper Middle Class: Middle Class, Upper Class, Max
This is in contrast to the term lower middle class used for the group at the opposite end of the middle class stratum and the regular middle class. There is considerable debate as to how the upper middle class might be defined.
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
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Cultivating Differences: Symbolic Boundaries and the Making ...
From the point of view of upper-middle-class observers, including most of the literary elite, this culture appeared only as a dilution of inward-oriented, cultivated aesthetic and moral values of their own class tradition and the ascendancy of ...
Michèle Lamont, Marcel Fournier, 1992
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The Marriage and Family Experience: Intimate Relationships ...
Based on some common sociological models, we can describe six or seven social classes in the United States: the upper-upper class, or “elites”; the lower- upper class, or “everyday rich”; the upper-middle class; the “middle-middle class”; the ...
Bryan Strong, Christine DeVault, Theodore Cohen, 2010
10
Managing the China Challenge
2 we juxtapose the lower middle class to workers and the upper middle class, and in model 3 we juxtapose the upper managerial class to all others. As shown in model 2 of table 7-7, those with higher incomes, good health, and employment in ...
Cheng Li, 2010

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UPPER MIDDLE CLASS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term upper middle class is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Problem With Middle-Class Populism
He found that when Obama described the struggles of middle-class voters to stay ... from households making in excess of $100,000, the upper middle class and ... «New York Times, Feb 15»
2
Forget the Rich. It's the Upper Middle Class That Is Ruining America.
I first encountered the upper middle class when I attended a big magnet high school in Manhattan that attracted a decent number of brainy, better-off kids whose ... «Slate Magazine, Feb 15»
3
The Upshot The Shrinking American Middle Class
For a welcome reason, though: More Americans moved up into what might be considered the upper middle class or the affluent. Since 2000, the middle class ... «New York Times, Jan 15»
4
Robert Samuelson: Repairing the middle class in 2015
Meanwhile, government raises most of its taxes from the upper middle class and the wealthy. In 2011, the richest 1 percent of Americans paid 24 percent of all ... «Washington Post, Dec 14»
5
First Chicago, now the nation, sees a shriveling middle class
Chicago's middle class has shriveled under decades of Democratic mayors — and the ... But the number of people who see themselves as upper middle class ... «Daily Caller, Apr 14»
6
Middle class a matter of income, attitude
Even families making six figures are "much more comfortable calling themselves 'upper middle class.' They might have a lot of money, but they don't want to feel ... «USA TODAY, Apr 13»
7
What is the middle class?
Under this view, 0-20th percentile is lower class, 20th-40th is lower-middle class, 40th-60th is middle class, 60th-80th is upper middle class, and 80th to 99th is ... «Washington Post, Sep 12»

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