propertyless mass into the ruling class".

Although Marxists tend to focus on class consciousness (or its absence) among the proletariat, the upper classes in society can also think and act in a class-conscious way. As Leonard Fein pointed out, "The very rich have been well aware of their class privilege and have laboured mightily to protect and defend it".

Marxist theory

Early in the 19th century, the labels "working classes" and "middle classes"

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