Socio-economic Group

Socio-economic Group

A- upper middle class people. They could mainly be a big business owner, or could even be a sir or lord (land gentry).
B- Middle class people. These are mainly professional people and people that are high- up in the army.
C1- Lower middle class. These are professesional admin workers, junior managers and supervisions.
C2- Skilled working class. These could include plumbers, carpenters and mechanics.
D- Working Class. These are unskilled workers such as Supermarket workers, cleaners etc
E- Subsistence level. These are unemployed and students.

So What is the socio-economic group?
The socio-economic group is when an individual is placed into a certain category that is based on either their status eg Land Gentry or their job e.g. Managers. There are six categorises that people are split into which are shown above. 

What is wrong with the socio-economic group?
People could say that it is dated as some people might be a student however they could have a lot of money due to their parents. We could say that this focuses on the individual rather than the conditions that they live in.

So what do I think about the Socio-economic group?
I believe that this grouping is not reliable as I do not think that people should be placed in categories according to the income that they have. I am a student so I will fit into the E category however I have a part time job therefore I would be in category D. Although my job is just at the weekend I do not think I am unskilled the same as people who work in supermarkets, this should not be labelled as that. Also when creating my magazine I am not going to think about who will be allowed to buy my magazine due to the money they earn. I will not base my magazine for only people who are surgeons and earn a specific amount of money compared to students who earn none. My magazine will be based on specific genre for anyone who wants to buy it no matter who can afford it or not. I think that the socio-economic group should either be updated or disbanded. I think that people should not be labelled by their profession instead they should be labelled as individuals that can have as many opinions as they like.