Luokkapohjaisia

Luokkapohjaisia is a Finnish adjective meaning “class-based” or “based on social class.” It is used to describe policies, analyses, or practices that are organized around or assume differences between social classes. In sociological, political science, and cultural studies discourse, phrases such as luokkapohjaisia eroja (class-based differences), luokkapohjaisia politiikkoja (class-based policies), and luokkapohjaisia kertomuksia (class-based narratives) commonly appear.

Linguistically, luokkapohjaisia is the plural partitive form of luokkapohjainen, the adjective meaning class-based. It is used to modify plural nouns in the partitive case, for example when referring to several items or aspects that are characterized by class rather than other factors.

The term is widely employed across disciplines to discuss the influence of social class on outcomes, access to resources, power relations, and cultural representation. It is often used in analyses of inequality, education, labor markets, housing, and political behavior, where class-based explanations are contrasted with other explanatory factors.

Critically, the use of luokkapohjaisia can emphasise structural factors and macro-level patterns, but it may also risk oversimplification if it downplays intra-class variation or intersecting identities such as gender, ethnicity, or geography. Analysts commonly complement class-based language with other analytical lenses to capture the complexity of social phenomena.

See also: social class, Marxism, class theory, social inequality, political sociology.