Weber also suggested that social divisions could also develop along the lines of status and honour. In practice, a number of indicators of social class have been employed by social researchers. Income and occupation have been adopted as crude indicators of class position though neither is entirely satisfactory. Critics have pointed out that other social divisions may have important consequences for life chances which are not covered by these indicators, such as gender and race . Different classes are also characterized by distinct social habits, styles of speech and values.
Class consciousness refers to the way people think about class and class divisions.
An individual who is class conscious has an awareness of the class system, his or her place in it, and the specific attributes associated with the different class groupings. Studies have shown that class membership may crucially affect one's life chances. Allen, Davina A. DA Bloomsbury Guide to Human Thought 2. Bourgeoisie Bloomsbury Guide to Human Thought 3. Capital Bloomsbury Guide to Human Thought 4.