| Summary: | This article focuses on the presents tendencies of class differentiation in England. The class structure of English society has, within the past hundred years, undergone considerable alteration. The clearly marked lines of demarcation between the different classes have disappeared. The divine grading of society into super imposed stations of life, the division between gentle and common blood, the legal regulation of dress and social customs, and the attitude of respect to one's betters-all these views and rules have been profoundly modified. In the main, the changes have been produced by two factors: the economic development of society and the movement of the society towards democracy. Some results of economic development that should be noticed in connection with social change are: the large number and varied nature of occupations which have been occasioned; the scope for development and rise in position within a single occupation; and the formation of large towns. The second factor has also some noticeable results such as the change in the conception of the state; the development of the sense of corporate responsibility; and the development of an elaborate system of education.
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