#social-class

#social-class

While all Bridgerton couples go through twisty love stories, Benedict and Sophie face a particularly high-stakes dilemma in Season 4. Their disparate social classes make marriage practically impossible - hence Benedict's clumsy mistress proposal. As Yerin Ha, who plays Sophie, recently told Bustle: "When society tells you that you can't pursue something, but you're seeing these two people fight for something that they want, that's something that we can all grapple with and understand."

Striking silhouettes, sumptuous fabrics, bright colours, frills galore, and all manner of ornate accessories define the clothing of the Victorian period, that is, during the reign of Queen Victoria, which spanned seven decades of the 19th century. This was a time of dynamic change as the Industrial Revolution resulted in an expansion of the middle classes. Victorians were persuaded to part with their growing disposable income by mass advertising that ranged from gorgeous colour supplements in popular magazines to striking posters in railway stations.

Social class permeates all aspects of life, and love is no exception. In Spain, for instance, couples don't form randomly; rather, they're typically determined by socioeconomic factors. This means that people tend to partner with those most similar to themselves in terms of income and wealth. And, at the top of the social ladder, this tendency intensifies. Those who earn and have the most assets find each other with a frequency three times greater than would occur in a society where relationships were completely random.

Dublin households need between €140k and €200k if they want to beat inflation

Cookbooks have been around for thousands of years; one of the oldest known examples dates to 1700 BCE in Mesopotamia, with recipes etched into clay tablets.

The name Kevin, once cool, has now become a stereotype in Germany, associated with lower socio-economic backgrounds and biases in education, reflecting societal prejudice.