College-educated Americans identifying as lower class at record rates
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Increasingly bleak prospects for employment upon graduation due to shrinking
job opportunities and more rigorous requirements for entry-level positions are two potential causes for changing class identities.
The percentage of college-educated Americans who identify as “lower class” increased to 3 percent in 2012 according to the General Social Survey, the highest rate since the survey was first taken in 1972. Read More…