Week #2 let the research begin

During the second week preparing the research paper, I had my ideas more set than the previous week; after having a hard time choosing from one of the topics, I finally decided to focus my research paper about the middle class, since I'm very interested on cultures and the variation between different societies. My focus of research during this week was to gather a 'big picture" of what my paper will be about, so I decided to surf over the web for key terms such as what middle class is; and middle class has a lot to do with the economic position of a person.I also looked over for it's beginnings, that comes back from Europe during the middle ages. What makes a person part of the middle class was another question that came up to my mind, so I had to go over it; I am not satisfy enough with what I found, but the information that I found gave me a broad picture of an approximate estimate number of how much money someone should earn to be considered to live a "middle class life". Last but not least, another topic came up in one of my researches; the industrial revolution. I have a feeling this was a big even that affected the course of the middle class, so I'll just keep it in mind to introduce a portion of the industrial revolution on my drafts as I keep learning and finding out important fact that will support my paper. Here are the different links I've used, I hope it's helpful for somebody else researching this fascinating part of history!

Middle class definition
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/_/dict.aspx?rd=1&word=middle+class

Middle class range/ disagreement
http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2012/08/23/how-perceptions-of-the-middle-class-keep-shifting/

Middle class rise (europe/ middle ages)
http://courses.wcupa.edu/jones/his311/notes/mid-clas.htm

Industrial revolution
http://webs.bcp.org/sites/vcleary/ModernWorldHistoryTextbook/IndustrialRevolution/IREffects.html