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[edit] Weberian class system

What reference is there for the Weberian class system? Is this verifiable? -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 10:28, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Yes it is. The reference is on www.socialclass.org, there is a self-test which featrues a table of the American class structure. I have problems viewing it in my browser but you perhaps you can access it. Signature^brendel 16:08, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

The server at socialclass.org has been giving a 401 error for at least some weeks now - indicating it is probably misconfigured. The latest version that the internet archive has is Sep 2004[1]. Perhaps you could pinpoint the reference - some of it looks like a blog and quite unreliable. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 16:38, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

There is a forum, but that's not one I'm talking about, let me try with the link you gave me. Signature^brendel 16:40, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Update: "Not in archive"-sigh. Okay, you want me to remove the Weberian class scheme row? Signature^brendel 16:44, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

I believe that it is wrong to call it Weberian, or a system. It is possible that someone described as neo-Weberian could have constructed such a schema, but it is not representative of neo-Weberian schemes. It is unclear where it comes from, what it represents, or why it is scaled so. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 19:20, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Yes, it is scheme based on Weber- but seeing it as I am unable to link my reference, perhaps it should be deleted. There are enough references theories in the template so deleting this one would not cause the template to loose its point. Regards, Signature^brendel 19:24, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Origin determined

I just determined where socialclass.org got that class chart from. In 1949, Lloyd Warner published a chart with pretty much the same percentages in "What Social Class Is in America" -the graph again appeared in a 1963 reprint of the book's first chapter. I will add the class system proposed here by Warner for historical reference. Regards, Signature^brendel 17:31, 22 August 2006 (UTC)