polcon3 4 estate
used to describe the press.
• Describing journalists and the news outlets for which they work as
members of the fourth estate is an acknowledgment of their influence and
status among the greatest powers of a nation.
4th Estate
said that there were three Estates in Parliament, but in
the Reporters' Gallery yonder, there sat a fourth Estate more
important far than them all.”
Edmund Burke (1729-1797)
consisted of members of the Catholic Church (the
clergy).
• Including bishops, priests, monks, and nuns
The First Estate
consisted of members of the aristocracy (the
nobility).
• Members of the royal family, except for the King
The Second Estate
comprised all other members of society (the
commoners).
• Everyone else, from peasant farmers to the bourgeoisie – the
wealthy business class
Third Estate
3RD ESTATE
the largest segment of the Third Estate, primarily rural and often
landless or struggling to survive.
Peasants
3rd Estate
Artisans, laborers, and others employed in cities.
Urban Workers
3rd Estate
The bourgeoisie, a growing class that gained
wealth through trade and commerce.
Merchants and Businessmen
3rd Estate
Lawyers, doctors, and other educated individuals
Professionals
1.Channel between government and people
2.Barometer of public opinion
3.Check on the use of power by ruler
Function of 4th Estate