Middle class
Middle class (English) is a social class, in modern society, refers to a certain degree of economic independence, such as stability, higher pay of the work in modern society on social development and stability play a significant role , Can also be called a well-off class, but sometimes the gap between rich and poor may be located in the middle of the social income is not high. This is often used by professionals, academics, intellectuals, or large enterprises, public institutions, government departments of the intermediate management, or small and medium enterprises bosses, secondary schools, primary schools, kindergarten principals, teachers, social workers and nurses. Marxism calls this class a "petty bourgeoisie". The middle class sometimes - especially in Hong Kong - is also dubbed the "sandwich class", meaning that they are caught in the middle of society, not as wealthy as the upper class, as well as as low-income people can enjoy relatively large Social welfare protection. The definition of the middle class is different from that of each country, but it is basically defined by income and possession of assets. Other factors include education, professional status, possession of housing or culture. For example, those who have a college degree can be among the middle class. And own property and private car, is also a symbol of the middle class. ...