Social Classes in Romania. A New Class Schema
Social Classes in Romania. A New Class Schema

Summary/Abstract: The current study is concerned with the Romanian social structure seen through a new conceptualization of the Romanian social classes. Using the data from the STRATSOC 2010 research project, I introduce a new class schema, adapted to present post-communist social context. In other words, the purpose of this work is to understand which are the social classes that are best suited to present the current Romanian context and which the criteria that can be used in constructing these social classes. For these reasons, my research is a methodological contribution to the complex and dynamic field of social stratification studies. As an outcome, using a transparent set of criteria, I create a new analytical tool comparable to similar international tools: that is a class schema -based on occupations-calibrated to capture the differences between social classes and to present the stratification order in post-socialist Romania.

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