FACTS :

• Class still rules. It's just the jobs that have changed
  (comment.independent.co.uk)

• Social classes (Wikipedia)

• Social class in the United States (Wikipedia)

• Social Class System in Britain (woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk)

• BRITAIN'S SOCIAL CLASSES (englischlehrer.de)

• Social Classes in Shakespeare's England (brandonsd.mb.ca) - UPDATED
  The Nobility - The Gentry - The Yeomen - The Poor

CARTOONS :

• Social classes (cartoonstock.com)
  

  

• The system works - a cartoon (ils.unc.edu)

  

SONGS :

• Working Class Hero - John Lennon (YouTube)
  - the lyrics (lyrics007.com)
  - a worksheet (Bernard Russo)
  
  John Lennon was shot in New York on 8 December 1980...
  (Wikipedia)

  

  
  
  
  Home town gains Andy Capp statue
  "The statue, by Shropshire artist Jane Robbins, captures the working class hero in a typically relaxed pose, but minus his trademark cigarette."
  (BBC)

  
  

  
  Working Class Hero (Wikipedia)
  1 Meaning
  2 Cover versions: 2.1 Green Day cover 2.2 Other covers
  3 References
  "Regarded as one of John Lennon's most caustic and overtly political songs, it explores themes of alienation and social status from childhood to adulthood."
  

VIDEOS :

• Royal wedding guide: How to be 'frightfully posh' : ARTICLE + VIDEO
  "It's a world for the privileged few... This is the realm of Britain's upper classes...
  Nicknamed "toffs," "hooray henrys" and "yahs," becoming part of this privileged upper-crust set is a frightfully difficult affair."
  + What is a Sloane? + How to spot a Sloane + How to live like a Sloane + How to party like a Sloane
  (CNN)