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The new Hungarian middle class?
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Abstract According to a widely held view, a broad and strong middle class is a criterion for social stability and a decisive force for democratization. This paper first examines this normative concept of the middle class before investigating how the situation of the middle class changed in Hungary after the ... view more
According to a widely held view, a broad and strong middle class is a criterion for social stability and a decisive force for democratization. This paper first examines this normative concept of the middle class before investigating how the situation of the middle class changed in Hungary after the regime change and how broad and strong it is today. Finally, we examine to what extent today's Hungarian middle class can be regarded as a pillar of democracy and an engine of democratization.... view less
Keywords
ISSP; Hungary; social class; bourgeois society; democratization; social structure; political stability
Classification
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
middle class; embourgeoisement; civic-mindedness; ISSP 1987-2016; ISSP 1992; ISSP 1999; ISSP 2009; ISSP 2012; ISSP 2013; ISSP 2015; ISSP 2016; ISSP 2017
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 370-396
Journal
International journal of sociology, 52 (2022) 5
Issue topic
Varieties of entrepreneurship on Europe's periphery
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00207659.2022.2064093
ISSN
0020-7659
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0