Great British Class Survey for the think tank Policy Network and in his subsequent book "Precariat: The New Dangerous Class" and as a reflection on the existence of a significant group characterised by high amounts of insecurity on all of measures of capital. Great British Class Survey On 2 April 2013 analysis of the results of the Great British Class Survey (GBCS; a survey of social class in the United Kingdom which researched the social structure of the United Kingdom) was published online. The survey was developed in collaboration with academic experts. The research has been published in the journal "Sociology". The results released
Social class as the quantity and social status of their friends, family and personal and business contacts. This theoretical framework was developed by Pierre Bourdieu who first published his theory of social distinction in 1979. Today, concepts of social class often assume three general 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 wage jobs for their livelihood and often experience poverty. The upper class is the social class composed of those who are rich,