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Descriptor English: Social Class
Descriptor Spanish: Clase Social
Descriptor clase social
Entry term(s) ambiente socioeconómico
casta
categoría social
condiciones socioeconómicas
estructura socioeconómica
gradientes sociales
nivel socioeconómico
situación socioeconómica
Scope note: Estrato de personas con posición y prestigio similares; incluye la estratificación social. La clase social se mide por criterios como la educación, la profesión y el nivel de ingresos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Classe Social
Descriptor French: Classe sociale
Entry term(s): Caste
Castes
Class Population, Middle
Class Populations, Middle
Class, Social
Classes, Social
Gradient, Social
Middle Class Population
Middle Class Populations
Population, Middle Class
Populations, Middle Class
Social Classes
Social Gradient
Social Gradients
Socioeconomic Level
Socioeconomic Status
Status, Socioeconomic
Tree number(s): I01.880.853.996.755
N01.824.782
SP2.070.315.420.211
SP3.522.233.178
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012923
Scope note: A stratum of people with similar position and prestige; includes social stratification. Social class is measured by criteria such as education, occupation, and income.
Allowable Qualifiers: HI history
Previous Indexing: Social Conditions (1966-1967)
Sociology (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68
DeCS ID: 13305
Unique ID: D012923
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Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2022/04/13
Social Class - Preferred
Concept UI M0020011
Scope note A stratum of people with similar position and prestige; includes social stratification. Social class is measured by criteria such as education, occupation, and income.
Preferred term Social Class
Entry term(s) Class, Social
Classes, Social
Social Classes
Socioeconomic Status - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0020012
Preferred term Socioeconomic Status
Entry term(s) Socioeconomic Level
Status, Socioeconomic
Middle Class Population - Narrower
Concept UI M0020010
Preferred term Middle Class Population
Entry term(s) Class Population, Middle
Class Populations, Middle
Middle Class Populations
Population, Middle Class
Populations, Middle Class
Caste - Narrower
Concept UI M0020009
Preferred term Caste
Entry term(s) Castes
Social Gradients - Narrower
Concept UI M000752839
Preferred term Social Gradients
Entry term(s) Gradient, Social
Social Gradient



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