The Structural Dilemma of Citizen Participation: The Interactive Influence of Social Status and Subjective Social Mobility

In the context of rapid social change, the perception of social stratification has far-reaching and complex influences on human psychology and behavior, including citizen participation. The current research explored the interactive influence of social status and subjective social mobility on citizen participation. Two studies used experimental methods to manipulate subjective social mobility and social status, respectively, to examine the interactive effect. Taken together, the results of both studies revealed that the interaction between social status and subjective social mobility had a significant influence on citizen participation: whereas citizen participation with high social status was not affected by subjective social mobility, citizen participation with low social status decreased with increases in subjective social mobility. This research established a combined dynamic and static analysis framework of social stratification structure, elucidating the current status of citizen participation under the influence of the interaction between social status and subjective social mobility, and providing a countermeasure reference for effectively promoting citizen participation.

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Purges and Forced Retirements of Soviet Party Elites as Power Tools of Social Mobility

Canadian-American Slavic Studies ◽

10.1163/22102396-04803005 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 48 (3) ◽

pp. 329-345

Author(s):

Katya Vladimirov

Keyword(s):

Soviet Union ◽

Social Status ◽

Social Mobility ◽

Communist Party ◽

Central Committee ◽

The Soviet Union ◽

Party Elites ◽

History Of ◽

Power Tools ◽

High Social Status

The article presents a tumulus seventy-year history of the top party élite, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CC CPSU), by profiling the anatomy of historical generations that embodied it. Five district generations in power and various political “teams” had been locked in ferocious battle for access to political capital, high social status, coveted positions, ranks, and privileges. Their survival and advancement demanded perseverance, bargaining skills, and ruthless elimination of competitors. Purges and forced retirement were essential power tools used in their generational struggle for power and status. The article discusses these methods of compulsory “exclusion” and offers innovative and revealing perspective on the nature of the Soviet political structure as well as on the techniques of its internal combat.

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Stratifikasi Sosial dalam Budaya A’matoang Masyarakat Turatea Kabupaten Jeneponto

Equilibrium: Jurnal Pendidikan ◽

10.26618/equilibrium.v5i1.966 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 1-4

Author(s):

Syarifuddin Syarifuddin

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Social Status ◽

Social Stratification ◽

Participatory Methods ◽

Purposive Sampling ◽

Men 2 ◽

High Social Status

This study aims to describe the culture of A'matoang and the form of social stratification in A'matoang Culture of Turatea people of Jeneponto Regency. Technique of taking informant which used in this research is Purposive sampling based on criterion which have been determined by researcher. Number of informants as many as 15 people aged 25-60 years. Data collection techniques used observation, interview, documentation and participatory methods. The result of the research shows that: (1) A'matoang culture is a series of marriage process, has meaning giving or giving in the form of goods such as clothes, sarong, songkok and veil to mother-in-law to the father-in-law of the men. (2) The form of social stratification in A'matoang cultures of society includes the large number and luxury of pa'matoang which means high social status, whether it is measured from the wealth possessed or from the nobility or karaeng lineage.Keywords: Stratification, Culture, A'matoang

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Individual Differences in the Name Similarity Effect

Journal of Individual Differences ◽

10.1027/1614-0001/a000133 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 35 (2) ◽

pp. 111-118

Author(s):

Daniel J. Howard ◽

Roger A. Kerin

Keyword(s):

Individual Differences ◽

Impression Management ◽

Interactive Effect ◽

Purchase Intentions ◽

Brand Attitude ◽

Self Monitoring ◽

Similarity Effect ◽

And Behavior ◽

Usage Context

The name similarity effect is the tendency to like people, places, and things with names similar to our own. Although many researchers have examined name similarity effects on preferences and behavior, no research to date has examined whether individual differences exist in susceptibility to those effects. This research reports the results of two experiments that examine the role of self-monitoring in moderating name similarity effects. In the first experiment, name similarity effects on brand attitude and purchase intentions were found to be stronger for respondents high, rather than low, in self-monitoring. In the second experiment, the interactive effect observed in the first study was found to be especially true in a public (vs. private) usage context. These findings are consistent with theoretical expectations of name similarity effects as an expression of egotism manifested in the image and impression management concerns of high self-monitors.

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Doing Bodhisattva’s Work

Journal of Vietnamese Studies ◽

10.1525/vs.2020.15.4.4 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 4-32

Author(s):

Le Hoang Anh Thu

Keyword(s):

Social Interaction ◽

Social Class ◽

Social Status ◽

Social Stratification ◽

Social Groups ◽

The State ◽

Ho Chi Minh City ◽

Class Identity ◽

The Social

This paper explores the charitable work of Buddhist women who work as petty traders in Hồ Chí Minh City. By focusing on the social interaction between givers and recipients, it examines the traders’ class identity, their perception of social stratification, and their relationship with the state. Charitable work reveals the petty traders’ negotiations with the state and with other social groups to define their moral and social status in Vietnam’s society. These negotiations contribute to their self-identification as a moral social class and to their perception of trade as ethical labor.

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Social Dialect Variations in Sasak Monolingual Society: A Lingual Critical Study

International Journal of Linguistics Literature and Culture ◽

10.21744/ijllc.v1i1.101 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Irma Setiawan

Keyword(s):

Social Status ◽

Critical Analysis ◽

Qualitative Method ◽

Critical Study ◽

Systematic Description ◽

Or Groups ◽

Dialect Variation ◽

High Social Status ◽

Descriptive Qualitative

Social dialect variation is diversity and richness of dialect owned by an individual or group in Sasak monolingual society. Moreover, the diversity of social dialect is also often used as a medium for transferring ideology, identity, and existence by an individual or group of individual or other groups. Thus, the purpose of this study is to describe the form of vocabulary choice in social dialect variation of Sasak community to show differences in speech who is high social status (superior) and low social status (inferior) between individuals or groups and between women and men. The theory used is social dialect variation form of Janet Holmes and critical analysis Norman Fairclough. The data was collected by observing methods and interview as well as the basic techniques and derivatives, observation and documentation methods. Sources of data gathered from Sasak speakers who are communicating. Data were analyzed by using descriptive qualitative method which aims to make systematic description, categorization, and patterning. Data are presented formally and informally. At last, this study resulted in different forms of social dialect variation by an individual or group and by women and men who can cause physical-psychic intersection.

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Democracy in Unequal Terms

10.1093/oso/9780198733607.003.0011 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Russell J. Dalton

Keyword(s):

Political Participation ◽

Social Structure ◽

Social Status ◽

Citizen Participation ◽

Good Governance ◽

Government Support ◽

Educational Levels ◽

Lower Status ◽

National Analysis ◽

Cross National

This chapter summarizes the results of this study: changes in social structure and participation patterns are increasing social-status-based inequality in political participation. Those with higher educational levels, incomes, or occupation have greater political voice, while lower-status individuals are less politically involved. Moreover, the politically rich are getting richer, and the politically poor are getting poorer. The chapter then discusses the implications of these results. The chapter considers claims that participation erodes governance and some form of epistocracy (rule by the knowledgeable) is preferable. Cross-national analysis shows that well-governed democracies have high levels of citizen participation, including both conventional and contentious forms of action. In addition, the size of the SES participation gap is negatively related to good governance. The conclusion discusses ways that democracies might narrow the participation gap and give voice to those citizens who need government support.

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Subjective social mobility, quality of life and mental health of asylum seekers/refugees in Germany

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.832 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽

Author(s):

D Costa ◽

L Biddle ◽

C Mühling ◽

K Bozorgmehr

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Social Status ◽

Social Mobility ◽

Asylum Seekers ◽

Country Of Origin ◽

Subjective Social Status ◽

Downward Mobility ◽

Asylum Seekers And Refugees

Abstract Background Changes in the subjective social status (SSS) of migrants, specifically between the pre- and post-migratory movement, can be a relevant determinant of their mental health condition. This study analyzed the effect of downward subjective social mobility to the mental health of asylum seekers and refugees (ASR) in Germany. Methods Through a random sampling procedure, 560 adult ASR (18+ years) were recruited across 58 collective accommodation centers in Germanys' 3rd largest state (2018). SSS was assessed with the MacArthur social ladder (10-rungs), in reference to the participants' position in the country of origin and in Germany. Quality of Life (QoL, measured with EUROHIS-QOL), anxiety (General Anxiety Disorder-2) and depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-2), were considered as mental health outcomes. Generalized linear regression models were fitted to measure associations between changes in SSS and each outcome. Results A loss of 3 or more steps in SSS from origin to Germany (compared to no-change) was significantly associated with poorer scores in QoL (B, standardized coefficient= -2.679, standard error, se = 1.351, p = 0.047), with more symptoms of depression (B = 1.156, se = 0.389, p = 0.003) and anxiety (B = 0.971, se = 0.432, p = 0.025), in models adjusted for SSS in the country of origin. The strength and direction of associations was unaltered after further adjusting for sex, age, educational level and time since arrival, although the coefficient for QoL was non-significant for those declaring a 3-step downward mobility (B= -2.494, se = 1.351, p = 0.066 for QoL; B = 1.048, se = 0.393, p = 0.008 for depression; and B = 1.006, se = 0.438, p = 0.022 for anxiety). Discussion The results suggest that interventions should focus on those experiencing social downward mobility and not only prioritize individuals with low social status. Early integration efforts and intersectoral measures to counter social downward mobility could prevent poor mental health among ASR. Key messages We analysed the impact to the quality of life and mental health of asylum seekers and refugees, of a change in subjective social status from country of origin to Germany. Asylum seekers and refugees residing in Germany, who perceived a downward social status mobility following their migration process, are at risk for poorer mental health.

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