section_path: Theoretical models/Three-level economic class model
section_name: Three-level economic class model
paragraph_text: Three-level economic class model
  
  Today, concepts of social class often assume three general economic categories: a very wealthy and powerful upper class that owns and controls the means of production; a middle class of professional workers, small business owners and low-level managers; and a lower class, who rely on low-paying jobs for their livelihood and experience poverty.