What is Upper class?
[[File:Retrato de familia Fagoaga Arozqueta - Anónimo ca.1730.jpg|thumb| Portrait of the family Fagoaga Arozqueta, about 1730. Painter unknown. The family was part of the upper class in Mexico City, New Spain. |344x344px]] '''Upper class''' is an idea in [[sociology]]. It refers to the group of people at the top of a [[society]]. They are the [[wealth]]iest group of society. Members of an upper class often have great [[Influence|power]] over [[resource]]s and [[government]]al [[policy]] in their area. They may have acquired these things by [[inheritance]], for example by being [[monarch]]<nowiki/>s or [[aristocrat]]<nowiki/>s, or by commerce. They may own much land or other valuable property, and may spend much of their income on luxury goods such as [[yacht]]<nowiki/>s and [[mansion]]<nowiki/>s. == Related pages == * [[Social class]] * [[Elite]] {{stub}} [[Category:Social classes]]