Stereotypes of the upper class

contemporary subculture defined by claims to authenticity and uniqueness

thumb|Caricature of American lawyer and socialite Ward McAllister (1855–1908) pointing [[Uncle Sam to "an English Snob of the 19th Century" and saying how he must imitate him or "you will nevah be a gentleman". Uncle Sam is shown laughing heartily.]]

thumb|Moscow Kremlin, where the highest of the elite Soviet nomenklatura lived The nomenklatura (; from , system of names) were a category of people within the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc countries who held various key administrative positions in the bureaucracy, running all spheres of those countries' activity: government, industry, agriculture, education, etc., whose positions were granted only with approval by the communist party of each country or region. While in the Russian language the term номенклатура has the same generic meaning as "nomenclature", in the context of the politi

thumb|right|325px|Anti-yuppie graffiti criticizing the gentrification of Austin, Texas

thumb|A 1902 illustration of a Columbia University student, containing many of the attributes stereotypically associated with the preppy subculture

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

self-identified left-wingers whose comfortable lifestyle seems to contradict their political beliefs

sexually active "alpha male"

Mexican slang term