Use of granulands for analysis of social class

• Authors: Luisa CANAL , Walenty OSTASIEWICZ
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this paper, an analytical tool enabling the analysis of social stratification is proposed. The classical scheme for scaling consisting of two stages, conceptualisation and operationalization, is modified by the use of the concept of granulation introduced by L. Zadeh. The essential step in the modified scheme for the quantification of vague concepts concerning social class is realized using linguistic variables. The essential part of the methodology presented is illustrated by a simple hypothetical example. However, the methodology is suitable for any classification problem when classes are defined verbally.

Keywords

EN

granuland; social stratification; fuzzy sets, linguistic variables; social standing, social class; fuzzy classification

• Publisher: Politechnika Wrocławska. Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej
• Journal: Operations Research and Decisions
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 20
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 25-40

Contributors

author

Luisa CANAL

• Department of Cognitive and Education Sciences, University of Trento, Corso Bettini n. 31, 38068 Rovereto, Italy

author

Walenty OSTASIEWICZ

• Department of Statistics, Faculty of Management, Computer Science and Finance, Wrocław University of Economics, Komandorska 118/120, 53-345 Wrocław, Poland

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