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Pages in category "Social class in the Philippines" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The alipin refers to the lowest social class among the various cultures of the Philippines before the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th and 17th centuries. In the Visayan languages, the equivalent social classes were known as the oripun, uripon, or ulipon.
A social class or social stratum is a grouping of people into a set of hierarchical social categories, [1] the most common being the working class, middle class, and upper class. Membership of a social class can for example be dependent on education, wealth, occupation, income, and belonging to a particular subculture or social network. [2]
Upper class in modern societies is the social class composed of people who hold the highest social status, usually are the wealthiest members of class society, and wield the greatest political power. [1] According to this view, the upper class is generally distinguished by immense wealth which is passed on from generation to generation. [2]
The book, "Intercolonial Intimacies Relinking Latin/o America to the Philippines, 1898–1964 By Paula C. Park" citing "Forzados y reclutas: los criollos novohispanos en Asia (1756–1808)" gave a higher number of later Mexican soldier-immigrants to the Philippines, pegging the number at 35,000 immigrants in the 1700s in a population of only 1. ...
In the Philippines, pre-colonial societies do not have a single social structure. The class structures can be roughly categorised into four types: [41] Classless societies – egalitarian societies with no class structure. Examples include the Mangyan and the Kalanguya peoples. [41]
The Filipino royals and nobles formed part of the principalía (noble class) of the Philippines. It was the class that constituted a birthright aristocracy with claims to respect, obedience, and support from those of subordinate status. [39] With the recognition of the Spanish monarchs came the privilege of being addressed as Don or Doña.
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