What social class do Farmers belong to?

homeisthecalm

I've done a fair bit of research on the internet but can't find any results, really.

Obviously every trade is a rough guide but would you consider a Farmer a working class person? The ones I know of own lots of land, have a fair bit of disposable income and drive Range rovers - not to mention their families/children being heavily involved in Equestrianism etc, which isn't working class by any means.

Sorry, this is probably the wrong section to post this!

Jack_Johnson_the_acorn

homeisthecalm wrote: »

I've done a fair bit of research on the internet but can't find any results, really.

Obviously every trade is a rough guide but would you consider a Farmer a working class person? The ones I know of own lots of land, have a fair bit of disposable income and drive Range rovers - not to mention their families/children being heavily involved in Equestrianism etc, which isn't working class by any means.

Sorry, this is probably the wrong section to post this!

Does social class matter / mean anything.


You're right this is in the wrong section of the forum.

Mistermeaner

Wealthy land owners. Some are savvy business men as well.

Tammykitty

I would say it depends on the farm.


small farmers are probably working class


Medium - large farmers - middle class


Large farm owners, who don't do any of the farm work - upper class

Eric_the_half_a_bee

homeisthecalm wrote: »

Obviously every trade is a rough guide but would you consider a Farmer a working class person? The ones I know of own lots of land, have a fair bit of disposable income and drive Range rovers - not to mention their families/children being heavily involved in Equestrianism etc, which isn't working class by any means.

Whereas the ones I know around here use baler twine to hold up their twenty year old trousers.

Carl31

Social class doesn't exist any more, modern society is too blurred compared to when it applied, at least in the old upper, middle and lower/working class model

for example, what would be classed as 'Middle' now days, means that the adults in the family would probably work in professional careers, and require 2 full time working adults to maintain the level of wealth

chucknorris

homeisthecalm wrote: »

Sorry, this is probably the wrong section to post this!

More like the wrong century.

CLAPTON

by value, most farmers only farm EU agricultural subsidies at enormous cost to us all.

spadoosh

I take it you managed to resolve being made homeless today then?

Malthusian

Carl31 wrote: »

Social class doesn't exist any more

Only people obsessed with class, usually upper-middle and embarrassed about it, say things like this :-)

Most farmers I know are too independent and isolated to be considered part of the class system.

homeisthecalm

I have to disagree that the social class system is completely outdated.

For example, social circles. Those in particular circles, such as Hunting (equestrian), will be incredibly different to those who, for example, attend West Ham football matches.

Sometimes they are mixed but I have to disagree that there isn't a defined class system.