Results. We found that classism was perceived by 18.2 % of the participants, with the lowest income and occupation group most likely to perceive classism (22.0 and 27.5 %, respectively).

How does classism affect today's society?

Classist attitudes in public policy can lead to hunger, disease, homelessness and other forms of deprivation. Sometimes, people who are poor or working class internalize the society's destructive beliefs and attitudes and turn them against themselves and others of their class.

What social classes existed today?

Sociologists generally posit three classes: upper, working (or lower), and middle. The upper class in modern capitalist societies is often distinguished by the possession of largely inherited wealth.