Experience of research of social classes in Latvia
Keywords:
class, middle class, aggregate capital, cluster
Abstract
The aim of the paper is to consider the situation with the social class stratification in Latvia. The focus is on the middle social class, due to the significance of this class both for the economic growth and the achievement of the sustainable, long-term development of the country. The subject of sociological research is the formation of class stratification in the region (estimated on the basis of cluster analysis), the main characteristics of the selected clusters based on the analysis of the volumes and structure of total resources and aggregate capital. In the conclusion of the article, the controversial issues of classes in modern societies are analyzed.
