The Working and Middle Class in 1960s Britain

The working class in Britain would usually consist of those who work as manual laborers and would've most likely left school as soon as legally possible, most likely due to not being able to carry on in higher education. Common jobs for those in the working class were semi-skilled and/or unskilled jobs in machinery, such as; car factories, steel mills and coalmines. Or the son would go into the family business and work alongside his father which also would most likely be of little skill set whilst the daughter would learn on being a housewife or undertake female jobs in a factory. Wages for the working class would be very low and therefore families would tirelessly and constantly working for their wages, employment was also low for the working class as they were only really open for the lower skilled jobs due to their often lack of education. Higher up the scale, the lower middle class was mainly office workers who worked as travel agents, factory and industrial owners and civil servicemen. Despite being of a slightly higher class, members of the lower middle class additionally most likely did not have a university education. The middle middle class however consisted of those who had most likely been educated at a private or state school and would therefore be taken for as more intellectual and cultured. Typical jobs for those of the middle middle class would be accountancy, architects, solicitors, teachers, managers and doctors and nurses. A person from the middle middle class would usually store in their income into investments and property. Following on from the cultured and intellectual aspect, middle class members were often politically and socially engaged and possible churchgoers, they would visit the theatre and would be able to read skillfully and enjoy reading books. Education was greatly valued to them as well and they would ensure that their children would get a university education and proper schooling- paying for private education or selectively choosing the best grammar school.