Upper middle class

contemporary subculture defined by claims to authenticity and uniqueness

In economic policy, austerity is a set of political-economic policies that aim to reduce government budget deficits through spending cuts, tax increases, or a combination of both. There are three primary types of austerity measures: higher taxes to fund spending, raising taxes while cutting spending, and lower taxes and lower government spending. Austerity measures are often used by governments that find it difficult to borrow or meet their existing obligations to pay back loans. The measures are meant to reduce the budget deficit by bringing government revenues closer to expenditures. Propone

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

thumb|Parisian costumes: The dandies of Paris in 1831.

"DINK" is an acronym that stands for double income, no kids or dual income, no kids, referring to couples who are voluntarily childless. It describes a couple without children living together while both partners are receiving an income; because both of their wages are coming into the same household, they are able to live more comfortable economically than couples who live together and spend their money on raising their children. The term was coined at the height of yuppie culture in the 1980s. The Great Recession solidified this social trend, as more couples waited longer to have children or c

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

social group constituted by higher status members of the middle class

children's psychology term

thumb|The class defined itself more on the basis of education than material possessions and thus great emphasis was laid upon the education of children.

subculture in Western cultures

thumb|Shikun Bavli Bavli (), or Shikun Bavli, is a neighborhood in central Tel Aviv, Israel, named after the Babylonian Talmud, and bounded by Yarkon Park on the north, Ayalon highway to the east, Namir road to the west, and Park Tzameret to the south.