Is everyone really middle class? Social class position and identification in Alberta.
Journal
Canadian review of sociology = Revue canadienne de sociologie
ISSN: 1755-618X
Titre abrégé: Can Rev Sociol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101320224
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2023
08 2023
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2023
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2023
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2023
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ppublish
Résumé
In defining social class, researchers often rely on measures of objective class position, even though subjective perceptions of social class identity can better account for the creation of social class boundaries. We explore the relationship between measures of objective class position and subjective class identity using data from an online survey of 1155 residents in Alberta, Canada, a conservative province dependent on a fluctuating energy sector. We find that although most Albertans identified as middle class, the strength of class identity and views regarding linked social class fates varied across categories with poverty class and uppermiddleclass respondents standing out. In reporting class identity, respondents considered measures related to objective class position, especially their income and economic security levels, but gaps still remained. We then use the results of this exploratory study to advocate for more comprehensive measures of social class. Dans leur tentative de définir les classes sociales, les chercheurs s'appuient sur des mesures objectives des positionnements sociaux, bien que la perception subjective de l'identité de classe saisisse mieux les frontières sociales. Nous souhaitons explorer la relation entre les mesures objectives et subjectives des classes sociales à partir d'une enquête en ligne faite auprès de 1,155 résidents de l'Alberta, province canadienne conservatrice hautement dépendante du secteur énergétique. Nous avons découvert que, si la majorité s'identifie à la classe moyenne, le degré d'appartenance à cette dernière varie selon les catégories sociales, particulièrement auprès des moins et des plus aisées. En rapportant leur identité de classe, les répondants considèrent les mesures objectives telles le revenu et le niveau de sécurité financière alors même qu'un écart persiste. Enfin, cette étude exploratoire nous permet de défendre la nécessité de nouvelles mesures plus compréhensives des classes sociales.
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Dans leur tentative de définir les classes sociales, les chercheurs s'appuient sur des mesures objectives des positionnements sociaux, bien que la perception subjective de l'identité de classe saisisse mieux les frontières sociales. Nous souhaitons explorer la relation entre les mesures objectives et subjectives des classes sociales à partir d'une enquête en ligne faite auprès de 1,155 résidents de l'Alberta, province canadienne conservatrice hautement dépendante du secteur énergétique. Nous avons découvert que, si la majorité s'identifie à la classe moyenne, le degré d'appartenance à cette dernière varie selon les catégories sociales, particulièrement auprès des moins et des plus aisées. En rapportant leur identité de classe, les répondants considèrent les mesures objectives telles le revenu et le niveau de sécurité financière alors même qu'un écart persiste. Enfin, cette étude exploratoire nous permet de défendre la nécessité de nouvelles mesures plus compréhensives des classes sociales.
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Langues
eng
Pagination
336-366Informations de copyright
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