AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN MIDDLE CLASS’ SELF-IDENTIFICATION CHARACTERISTICS

Purpose: research of the self-identification features that characterize the formation of the middle class in the contemporary Russian society. Methodology: theoretical analysis of the literature on the definition of the Russian middle class, questionnaire. Results: A contradictory process of consoli...

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Main Author: Prokhorov Denis Victorovich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Science and Innovation Center Publishing House 2013-03-01
Series:Sovremennye Issledovaniâ Socialʹnyh Problem
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spelling doaj-96010d89d22245ccaabbebacdfd8b0db2021-10-02T18:27:58ZengScience and Innovation Center Publishing HouseSovremennye Issledovaniâ Socialʹnyh Problem2077-17702218-74052013-03-01310.12731/2218-7405-2013-3-5AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN MIDDLE CLASS’ SELF-IDENTIFICATION CHARACTERISTICSProkhorov Denis VictorovichPurpose: research of the self-identification features that characterize the formation of the middle class in the contemporary Russian society. Methodology: theoretical analysis of the literature on the definition of the Russian middle class, questionnaire. Results: A contradictory process of consolidation of the middle class through a combination of objective attributes and increasing specific class consciousness and the differences of objective and subjective assessments of socio-stratification status in the contemporary Russian society was grounded. The results were based on the analysis of quantitative data on respondents’ self-assessments of their socio-stratification positions, significance of belonging to the middle class and social well-being. Practical implications: study of social structure, social and economic policies.
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Sovremennye Issledovaniâ Socialʹnyh Problem
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title AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN MIDDLE CLASS’ SELF-IDENTIFICATION CHARACTERISTICS
title_short AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN MIDDLE CLASS’ SELF-IDENTIFICATION CHARACTERISTICS
title_full AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN MIDDLE CLASS’ SELF-IDENTIFICATION CHARACTERISTICS
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description Purpose: research of the self-identification features that characterize the formation of the middle class in the contemporary Russian society. Methodology: theoretical analysis of the literature on the definition of the Russian middle class, questionnaire. Results: A contradictory process of consolidation of the middle class through a combination of objective attributes and increasing specific class consciousness and the differences of objective and subjective assessments of socio-stratification status in the contemporary Russian society was grounded. The results were based on the analysis of quantitative data on respondents’ self-assessments of their socio-stratification positions, significance of belonging to the middle class and social well-being. Practical implications: study of social structure, social and economic policies.
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