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Discovering Real Social Groups in Contemporary Russia

Discovering Real Social Groups in Contemporary Russia. Gordey Yastrebov Research Associate State University – Higher School of Economics Russia, Moscow. Socio-Occupational Classification. System restrictions

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Discovering Real Social Groups in Contemporary Russia

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  1. Discovering Real Social Groups in Contemporary Russia Gordey Yastrebov Research Associate State University – Higher School of Economics Russia, Moscow

  2. Socio-Occupational Classification • System restrictions • Certain types of economic activity are historically less stable, than the social classes they are associated with • Russian specifics: occupations are associated with certain character of labor and not particular status characteristics

  3. Socio-Occupational Classification • Classification criteria • 1) balance of executive and organizational functions • 2) level of creativity and diversification of functions • 3) degree of labor self-organization • 4) labor complexity (education required) • 5) economic value of labor (income)

  4. Social Stratification in Post-Soviet Russia

  5. Post-Soviet Russia Compared to Other European Countries

  6. Individual Private Property Distribution in Post-Soviet Russia

  7. List of Properties Included in Entropy Analysis

  8. List of Properties Included in Entropy Analysis

  9. First 10 Combinations with Maximum Entropy

  10. Clusters in ‘Power-Property’ Set of Coordinates

  11. Concluding Remarks • Two alternative methods for constructing of real social groups used • Entropy method: in contemporary Russia economic capital and authority (power) rather than occupations determine inequality and social structure • Particular type of social stratification: estate hierarchy determined through authority with some elements of class differentiation

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