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Upper Class And Middle Classes
The upper class and the middle classes were very concerned about morality, money and appearance, since they wanted to keep a high respect among their friends, and declassify themselves from the lower level of society. This meant that every ‘respectable’ person belonging to these social classes had to conform to social standards and to the ideas of virtues, ethics, charity and respectability. So they built another personality, behind which they hid their true characters, keeping their instincts and real preferences secret.
Women were considered innocent and pure creatures that had to spend their lives at home and depended on the men
M members of the upper classes used to hide the fact that they indulged in ‘forbidden’ activities and desires,

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