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Cultural-specific Dimensions of Sociental Reformation within the German Middle Class

  • The article examines ways of re-formation of the (German) middle class caused by the perception of social (and individual) crises (in our example over-indebtedness) and associated uncertainty. Which are the strategies that middle-class members develop to cope with those perceived crises and which factors contribute to the originating of new civic formations? In that context, we emphasize on the impact of culture-specific orientation patterns regarding specific societal groups. We refer to the work of Douglas and Wildavsky [1982] and Cornia, Dressel and Pfeil [2016] and concentrate on the collective dimension in asking, how does the middle class and parts of it like societal subgroups (in our example overindebted people) perceive and interpret social developments and crises (framing)? Which is the relationship between the middle class and institutional actors and the confidence they have in these actors, especially regarding the dealing with social crises and connected solutions? Who do middle-class members blame for the crises and theThe article examines ways of re-formation of the (German) middle class caused by the perception of social (and individual) crises (in our example over-indebtedness) and associated uncertainty. Which are the strategies that middle-class members develop to cope with those perceived crises and which factors contribute to the originating of new civic formations? In that context, we emphasize on the impact of culture-specific orientation patterns regarding specific societal groups. We refer to the work of Douglas and Wildavsky [1982] and Cornia, Dressel and Pfeil [2016] and concentrate on the collective dimension in asking, how does the middle class and parts of it like societal subgroups (in our example overindebted people) perceive and interpret social developments and crises (framing)? Which is the relationship between the middle class and institutional actors and the confidence they have in these actors, especially regarding the dealing with social crises and connected solutions? Who do middle-class members blame for the crises and the risks of social decline (blaming)? This is a central question directly connected with the way of dealing with risks and the assumption of responsibility.show moreshow less

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Author:Patricia PfeilGND, Udo Dengel, Marion Müller
DOI:https://doi.org/10.26485/PS/2017/66.4/2
Identifier:0033-2356 OPAC HS OPAC extern
Parent Title (Multiple languages):Przegląd Socjologiczny : Sociological Review
Publisher:Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe, Stowarzyszenie
Place of publication:Łódź
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of first Publication:2017
Release Date:2021/02/16
Tag:Mittelschicht; Socio-kulturelle Faktoren; Überschuldung
GND Keyword:Mittelschicht
Volume:66
Issue:4
Number of pages:18 Seiten
First Page:28
Last Page:44
Institutes:Fakultät Soziales und Gesundheit
Dewey Decimal Classification:3 Sozialwissenschaften
Publication Lists:Pfeil, Patricia
Publication reviewed:begutachtet
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