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boundaries, or from one occupational level to another (upwards or downwards).
68. Meritocracy- - a position in the hierarchy is determined by individual merit.
69. Poverty line- a level of personal or family income below which one is classified as poor according
to governmental standards —called also poverty level
70. Essex man/ woman- Essex Man first appeared in a Sunday Telegraph column by Simon
Heffer and became a shorthand for a well-off workwelcome to essexing class man who has
moved out of London and likes to show off his newly found wealth. The stereotype was a political
one as traditionally working class people were supposed to vote for the Labour Party, but Essex
Man voted Conservative.Essex Man had a partner - Essex Girl - who was seen as loud, vulgar,
scantily-dressed, of low intelligence and sexually promiscuous.
71. Chav/ Chavette- Another, more recent stereotype is that of the Chav. According to the
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