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Are European societies witnessing the emergence of new class structures and social milieus? The German case. Gero Neugebauer. The Sinus-Milieus ® in Germany 2006. Quelle: http//:www.sinus-sociovision.de/. Dimension of Value Conflicts. Political Milieus.
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Are European societies witnessing the emergence of new class structures and social milieus? The German case Gero Neugebauer
The Sinus-Milieus® in Germany 2006 Quelle: http//:www.sinus-sociovision.de/
Political Milieus Quelle: TNS Infratest Sozialforschung, Juni 2006.
Criteria of Description • Demographic focal points • Employment status and career orientation • Financial and material status • Life Management • Attitude to the state and society • Politics and political parties • Voting behaviour
Political milieus in social classes (%) Upper Class (UC) 18 Upper Middle Class (upMC) 22 Middle Class (MC) 29 Lower Middle Class and Lower Class (loMC) 31 Quelle: TNS Infratest Sozialforschung, Juni 2006
The „Three-Thirds-Society" Quelle: TNS Infratest Sozialforschung, Juni 2006/Januar 2007.
Party Supportersa in the “Three-Thirds-Society“ (gap percentage) CDU/ CSU SPD FDP B90/ Grüne Left Right NV Upper Third b 46 45 57 74 36 23 36 Middle Third c 32 30 23 17 31 19 29 Lower Third d 23 24 20 10 33 57 35 Left = Linkspartei/PDS, now: Die LINKE Right = Republicans, Deutsche Volksunion, NPD NV = Non Voters Quelle: TNS Infratest Sozialforschung, Juni 2006. Due to round ups or downs sometimes more or less than 100. a) Party vote - National election 2005. b) High-performance Individuals, Established Performers, Critical Academic Elites, Democratically Committed Citizen. c) Social and Career Climbers, Threatend Employees. d) Contended Traditionalists, Authoritarian Orientated Lowly Trained, Drifted Precarioute.