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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So a third generational lawyer who only makes $100,000 is what? Gentry I assume and not the lowest Elite?[/quote]
My read is that it would depend on how they are employed. If they run their own firm and typically handle non-corporate/non-contract work, then they are likely somewhere in the Gentry ladder. To me, I read the Elite as primarily the rentier class, though lower rungs of Elites are simply in a position to acquire assets that enable them to live off of passive income. Depending on lifestyle choices they make, their kids would be more solidly Elite.

Overall, this is a very worthwhile read. One interesting thing about this is that it's extremely difficult for me to figure out where physicians land in this system. I think somewhere between G3-G2, but the details of either don't fit particularly well.

These categories actually help explain why I am currently unhappy in my high-paying job. I'm pretty sure I'm culturally solidly G2, but my job is probably a better fit for someone who would feel right at home as a G3. Notably, DH is probably more G3, which is why he doesn't really understand what it is I don't like about my job. Before moving due to DH's job, I used to have a much lower-paying job where my co-workers were G2's and E2's (maybe a couple E3/4's), and I was much happier there despite earning that far lower salary.[/quote]

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