Class distinctions seemed less important than how old you were.

The activities of women and children, however, might cut across such class distinctions.

You have this social or class distinction that has also passed down.

But race, they argued, may matter less than class distinctions.

There was a certain class distinction between the different parts of the small island.

"The class distinctions aren't brought out and obviously they're very important."

In addition to the character differences, until the mid-19th century, the pieces also showed class distinctions.

They quickly took exception to the importance he seemed to place on class distinction.

"When we had parties, there were no class distinctions," he said.

Let him wonder why she shifted their conversation to the system of class distinction.