Klasa średnia: mit czy byt?

• Authors: Jacek Tittenbrun
• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

PL

Celem tekstu jest analiza tzw. klasy średniej. Artykuł składa się z czterech części. Rozpoczyna się on od podkreślenia, że „klasa średnia” to kategoria – by posłużyć się określeniem Leona Petrażyckiego – „skacząca” (pozbawiona ściśle określonego desygnatu), najczęściej luźno powiązana z dochodem gospodarstwa domowego. W kolejnej części porównuje się teorie klasowe z teoriami uwarstwienia, zwracając uwagę na częste ich mylenie. Następnie omawia się specyfikę uwarstwienia (hierarchii społecznej) i klasowości (struktury społecznej). Ostatni rozdział skupia się na – często błędnych – reprezentacjach koncepcji klasowej Williama Lloyda Warnera, dokonywanych przez czołowych polskich socjologów.

EN

The aim of this paper is to analyze issue of the so-called middle-class. Article contains four parts. Firstly, author stresses that 'middle class' is – to use Leon Petrażycki's term – 'jumping' concept (without strictly defined referent), usually based loosely on an household income. Then text is focused on comparison between class and stratification theories, many scholars are deceiving themselves with free uses of both categories. Next chapter is devoted to the questions of hierarchy (social strata) and structure (social class). Then author describes representations and misrepresentations of the William Lloyd Warner's work on classes, as it is introduced by leading Polish sociologists.

Keywords

PL

klasa średnia; stratyfikacja społeczna, marksizm; Max Weber; William Lloyd; Warner.

EN

middle class; social stratification; Marxism; Max Weber; William Lloyd Warner

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Opolski
• Journal: Studia Krytyczne/ Critical Studies
• Year: 2016
• Issue: 2

Dates

published

2016

Contributors

author

Jacek Tittenbrun

• Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza

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Identifiers

ISSN

2450-9078