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	{{~~for~~\|the working class of the capitalist system\|Proletariat}}A '''working class''' is any class in a given [[class society]] which produces [[surplus labor]] for the other [[exploitation\|idle, exploiting class]]es. One or many working classes may exist in a given social formation at a time. The two most common types of working class by far have been the [[slavery\|slave class]] and the [[peasantry\|serf or peasant class]], but in modern [[capitalist]] society, the term almost always refers to the [[proletariat]]. In modern usage it may also include the millions of smallholding farmers globally who directly sell their produce. However, as Marx predicted, this class has dropped in numbers and influence over the course of [[globalization]] and continues to struggle against agricultural capitalism.{{cn}}		{{hatnote\|For the working class of the capitalist system, see [[Proletariat]]}}
			A '''working class''' is any class in a given [[class society]] which produces [[surplus labor]] for the other [[exploitation\|idle, exploiting class]]es. One or many working classes may exist in a given social formation at a time. The two most common types of working class by far have been the [[slavery\|slave class]] and the [[peasantry\|serf or peasant class]], but in modern [[capitalist]] society, the term almost always refers to the [[proletariat]]. In modern usage it may also include the millions of smallholding farmers globally who directly sell their produce. However, as Marx predicted, this class has dropped in numbers and influence over the course of [[globalization]] and continues to struggle against agricultural capitalism.{{cn}}

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{{for|the working class of the capitalist system|Proletariat}}A '''working class''' is any class in a given [[class society]] which produces [[surplus labor]] for the other [[exploitation|idle, exploiting class]]es. One or many working classes may exist in a given social formation at a time. The two most common types of working class by far have been the [[slavery|slave class]] and the [[peasantry|serf or peasant class]], but in modern [[capitalist]] society, the term almost always refers to the [[proletariat]]. In modern usage it may also include the millions of smallholding farmers globally who directly sell their produce. However, as Marx predicted, this class has dropped in numbers and influence over the course of [[globalization]] and continues to struggle against agricultural capitalism.{{cn}}

== See also ==
* [[Proletariat]]
* [[Lumpenproletariat]]
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