In this case the change intended was to that of a higher or lower social class than the individual perceived he normally belonged to.

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The study also discovered that West Asian women were more likely to have pre-eclampsia as were those from a lower social class and those with gestational diabetes - the type which occurs during pregnancy.

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In another time, being "lower-upper class" might actually have freed him to explore a few rungs up the social ladder.

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