Social Inequality Concepts

noun The working class; the social class consisting of people who earn a living through manual labor

• The proletariat is often referred to as the working class in a capitalist society.
• The proletariat are the blue-collar workers who keep the economy running.
• The proles are the backbone of society, man.
• In the chess game of society, the proletariat are the pawns.

noun the state of being without work or employment

• The government is implementing policies to address worklessness in the country.
• Many people are struggling with worklessness and finding it hard to secure a job.
• Worklessness is a real bummer, dude.
• Worklessness can feel like being adrift in a sea of uncertainty.