Not All of Us Are Middle Class. Subjective Stratification in Contemporary Argentina

This article builds explanatory models to explore the subjective positioning of social class in Argentina, offering new insights and lines of analysis within the context of historical development of these trends. Our analyses draw on data from the World Values Survey and the National Survey of the S...

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Authors: Assusa, Gonzalo, Rodríguez de la Fuente, José
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2024
Country:México
Institution:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repository:Estudios Sociológicos
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudiossociologicos.colmex.mx:article/2540
Online Access:https://estudiossociologicos.colmex.mx/index.php/es/article/view/2540
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:social classes
subjective class
class identity
middle class
clases sociales
clase subjetiva
identidad de clase
clase media
estratificación
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Summary:This article builds explanatory models to explore the subjective positioning of social class in Argentina, offering new insights and lines of analysis within the context of historical development of these trends. Our analyses draw on data from the World Values Survey and the National Survey of the Social Structure of Argentina and Public Policies during the Covid-19 pandemic. Our primary findings include a reasonable degree of objective alignment between social class positioning and subjective identification. However, this alignment is mediated by the prevailing political and economic contexts, resulting in various symbolic repertoires of class images.