Cards (8)

  • social class- AB, C1, C2, DE
  • 1964 general election labor won 64 percent of DE voters while 78 percent of AB voters chose the conservatives
  • AB Class are wealthy and highly educated they are often aligned with conservative
  • DE are semi unskilled workers and are generally aligned with labour
  • Social class is the classification of people based on jobs and demographics that they fit into
  • Class dealignment
    A trend whereby fewer people associate themselves with belonging to a particular social class, decreasing the impact of class on voting behaviour
  • Partisan dealignment
    A trend whereby fewer voters are committed to, or loyal to, a specific party
  • Behaviour and the media