The rise of income and the demise of class and social status? A systematic review of measures of socio-economic position in stratification research

Barone, Carlo; Hertel, Florian R.; Smallenbroek, Oscar

doi:10.1016/j.rssm.2022.100678

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“…For example, the independent contributions of social status (social capital and networks) are most relevant for entering prestigious institutions or finding jobs, and wealth offers an insurance against (potential) adverse life events or failures. Moreover, in empirical research on social stratification measures of income are becoming more frequent and replace measures of social class (Barone et al, 2022).…”

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Cross-national differences in socioeconomic achievement inequality in early primary school: The role of parental education and income in six countries

Dräger¹,

Washbrook²,

Schneider³

et al. 2023

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This paper presents comparative information on the socioeconomic status (SES) gradients in literacy skills at age 6-8, drawing on harmonized national datasets from France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. We investigate whether understanding of comparative SES gradients in early-to-mid childhood depends on the operationalization of SES (parental education, income, or both); and whether differences in inequalities at the end of lower secondary schooling documented in international large-scale assessments are already present when children have experienced at most two years of formal compulsory schooling. We find marked differences in the SES gradient in early achievement across countries that are largely insensitive to the way SES is measured, and that seem to mirror inequalities reported for older students. We conclude that country context shapes the link between parental SES and children’s educational achievement, with country differences rooted in the early childhood period.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Cross-national differences in socioeconomic achievement inequality in early primary school: The role of parental education and income in six countries

Dräger¹,

Washbrook²,

Schneider³

et al. 2023

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“…Importantly, having social status and resources may enable individuals to be less affected by the fertility-reducing impact of crowdedness and competition. A large cross-national study found that income, which is an established proxy for social status (Barone, Hertel, & Smallenbroek, 2022), moderated the relationship between crowdedness and low fertility such that the poor had increasingly less children than the rich as population density increased, and these patterns were more pronounced for men than for women (Yong, Lim, & Jonason, submitted for publication). These findings suggest that evolutionarily unfamiliar levels of crowdedness can intensify people's concerns with the ability to acquire resources and focus on competition, particularly for men with fewer resources, resulting in delayed reproduction and reduced fertility.…”

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When social status gets in the way of reproduction in modern settings: An evolutionary mismatch perspective

Yong

Lim²,

2024

CultEv

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Low fertility is a growing concern in modern societies. While economic and structural explanations of reproductive hindrances have been informative to some extent, they do not address the fundamental motives that underlie reproductive decisions and are inadequate to explain why East Asian countries, in particular, have such low fertility rates. The current paper advances a novel account of low fertility in modern contexts by describing how modern environments produce a mismatch between our evolved mechanisms and the inputs they were designed to process, leading to preoccupations with social status that get in the way of mating and reproductive outcomes. We also utilize developed East Asian countries as a case study to further highlight how culture may interact with modern features to produce ultralow fertility, sometimes to the extent that people may give up on parenthood or even mating altogether. Through our analysis, we integrate several lines of separate research, elucidate the fundamental dynamics that drive trade-offs between social status and reproductive effort, add to the growing literature on evolutionary mismatch, and provide an improved account of low fertility in modern contexts.

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“…In summary, stratification in sociology is seen as a process of systematically unequal distribution of power, wealth, and status. Although on the other hand, power, wealth, and status are often considered the main dimensions of stratification (Barone et al, 2022). The difference in the first view for Marx, wealth in this stratification phenomenon is said to be the main dimension in which power and social status are derived.…”

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“…As a goal of sustainable development, society is bound by the label of social beings. Not only within the scope of the state, even within the village, but there is also a social class stratification of society which is divided into three main classes, namely, upper, middle, and lower class (Barone et al, 2022). Correlation with SDGs, especially, SDGs village is if this sustainable development (Onu, 2020) tends to focus on the development of the lower class (Nundy et al, 2021) with cross-subsidies from the upper class, then where is the position and what is the role of the middle class?…”

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“…The drawback is that the phenomenon of stratification in the past tends to emphasize the permissibility of this by religion, and the process of class transfer is obtained based on natural selection. From the thought of Durkheim, Marx, and Weber, we divide forms of stratification into two different forms based on the system of obtaining them (Barone et al, 2022).…”

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Cader Phenomena as a Determining Group for the Success of Sustainable Development in Rural Areas

Dulkiah

2023

Khazanah Hukum

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This research examines how the cadre phenomenon as a group determines the success of a sustainable development program in rural areas. This research uses a qualitative approach with descriptive methods. Research data collection was carried out through observation and in-depth interviews with development cadres, government apparatus, community leaders, youth leaders, religious leaders, and the community in the 3 (three) research villages, namely Cidenok Village, Sumberjaya Village, and Garawangi Village, which all three are part of Sumberjaya District, Majalengka Regency, West Java Indonesia. This study found that cadres are one of the determining groups for the success of sustainable development programs in rural areas. The participation of cadres is seen not only in aspects of the government but also in community activities. Cadres who have fast, active, and good adaptation and apply core values can be trusted by the community in disseminating development information and inviting active participation. The success of sustainable development goals (SDGs) in rural areas requires the role of stakeholders both horizontally and vertically between the community and the government. This study concludes that the involvement of cadre groups has a significant role in the successful implementation of the sustainable development program in rural areas.

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The rise of income and the demise of class and social status? A systematic review of measures of socio-economic position in stratification research

Cited by 12 publications

References 60 publications

Cross-national differences in socioeconomic achievement inequality in early primary school: The role of parental education and income in six countries

Cross-national differences in socioeconomic achievement inequality in early primary school: The role of parental education and income in six countries

When social status gets in the way of reproduction in modern settings: An evolutionary mismatch perspective

Cader Phenomena as a Determining Group for the Success of Sustainable Development in Rural Areas

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