The story concerns a typist in a cork factory, a single mother, who becomes class-conscious upon seeing the police brutally repress a strike.

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But when shopping, middle-class Brazilians are more conscious of status than middle-class North Americans or Europeans.

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Businesses focused on markdowns and value attract the budget-conscious middle class.

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She was too weak from the treatment and felt too self-conscious appearing before the class.

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The lucky half who escaped that fate are a group apart, although they have not formed a self-conscious, American-style black middle class.

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True, the original customer base of Dollar General was the price-conscious low income group, but it has since expanded its appeal to the middle-class families with its more varied assortment of products readily available at its stores.

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