Social divisions

group of people categorized in a hierarchy based on socioeconomic factors

thumb|Distributing bread to plebeians

broad orders of social hierarchy

marriage between people of unequal social rank, which prevents the passage of the husband's titles and privileges to the wife and any children born of the marriage

A commoner, also known as the common man, commoners, the common people or the masses, was in earlier use an ordinary person in a community or nation who did not have any significant social status, especially a member of neither royalty, nobility, nor any other part of the aristocracy. Depending on culture and period, other elevated persons (such as members of clergy) may have had higher social status in their own right, or were regarded as commoners if lacking an aristocratic background.

class of the rich, who have been able to maintain their wealth across multiple generations

behavior and life style of people with the highest levels of wealth and social status