class consciousness
noun
awareness of one's own social or economic rank in society.
a feeling of identification and solidarity with those belonging to the same social or economic class as oneself.
Origin of class consciousness
First recorded in 1885–90
OTHER WORDS FROM class consciousness
class-con·scious [klas-kon-shuh s, klahs-] /ˈklæsˈkɒn ʃəs, ˈklɑs-/, adjectiveWords nearby class consciousness
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British Dictionary definitions for class-conscious
class-conscious
adjective
aware of belonging to a particular social rank or grade, esp in being hostile or proud because of class distinctions
Derived forms of class-conscious
class-consciousness, nounCultural definitions for class-conscious
class consciousness
Identification with other members of one's own class and awareness of its relationship with other classes. According to Marxist theory, the proletariat (see also proletariat) will assume class consciousness when workers realize that they are being exploited by the bourgeoisie; then a proletarian revolution will be inevitable. Contrary to this theory, however, the American working class is primarily socially conservative.