Three generations of Ukrainians in stratification hierarchies: a comparative perspective

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The article analyzes the differences in positions in the stratification hierarchies of different generations. Based on the data of the sociological survey “Ukrainian Society”, conducted by the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine in 1995–1997 and 2018–2020, four subsamples which represented three age cohorts (grandparents, parents (measured at two points) and children) were formed. Comparison of their characteristics made by combining three types of research designs (cross-sectional, cohort, and trend). The measurement of positions in the space of inequalities carried out with three groups of indicators (objective parameters, subjective perception and recognition of the legitimacy of stratification orders). On their basis, three typologies were constructed (objective, integral and economic position), consisting of an agreed high, medium and low status, as well as an inconsistent status. The study indicated many positive generational changes in the distributions of individuals along the main stratification hierarchies. The most dramatic changes fixed in the people’s perception of their social position and recognition of the legitimacy of the inequality system. There weren’t generational differences in status crystallization, although the links between status characteristics differed somewhat. In modern Ukrainian society, a large proportion of people belonged to the higher levels of hierarchies and smaller ones at the lower.

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