Definition:
Class blindness is the refusal or inability to recognise class as a factor shaping experience and opportunity.
Usage Context:
Seen in policy design, workplace culture, media narratives, and institutional decision-making.
Critical Note:
Class blindness benefits those least affected by class barriers. By ignoring class, systems reproduce it.
Related Terms:
Inequality, Normalisation Pressure, Quiet Assumptions, Institutional Self-Alignment, Power Imbalance