Re: do people *belong* in classes or are they roles etc. I think they are both- they are the social strata which someone feels comfortable identifying with, thus adapts their role to make themselves more like, to make sure that they absolutely belong there. I think class is a lot more transient than people make out, too, because class is basically an ideological thing in terms of how you can perceive and what you can do, so it can change as much or as little as you do.

I think, though, that class, like your family, is the involuntary upshot of various decisions possibly beyond your control, which is how it varies from, say, 'lifestyle.'