Social stratification under conditions of symbolic capitalism: philosophical approach
The relevance of the research. Is caused by the change of contemporary social space. The main aim of the research is to single out new social classes and to stratify them in symbolic capitalism. The methods used in the research. Philosophical analysis of contemporary social stratification has been c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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Tomsk Polytechnic University
2019-05-01
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| Series: | Известия Томского политехнического университета: Инжиниринг георесурсов |
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| Online Access: | http://izvestiya.tpu.ru/archive/article/view/1502 |
| Summary: | The relevance of the research. Is caused by the change of contemporary social space. The main aim of the research is to single out new social classes and to stratify them in symbolic capitalism. The methods used in the research. Philosophical analysis of contemporary social stratification has been carried out on the grounds of Pierre Bourdieu's and Karl Marx's ideas. Comparative approach and synthesis method were used as a research methodology. The author has used such concepts as habitus, capital, socioeconomic formation, production process in its alternative interpretation determined by modern global social context. The results. The author determined particular characteristics of interaction between symbolic and physical capital, rhizomic form of symbolic social stratification, presence of symbolic and real level of society. Symbolic capital as a strategy of functioning in society through trust acts as the main mode of production of symbolic capitalism. The author identified new features of symbolic capital existence and developed symbolic stratification of society, which consists of the two main classes - symbolic capitalists and symbolic workers. Development of hypothesis regarding symbolic social stratification is achieved through identification of modern social interaction features at both local and global levels. The author singled out new characteristics of symbolic capitalism existence and developed the symbolic society stratification. Definitions of new concepts, which reflect identified features, were formulated. The paper describes the trends of symbolic capital strategies development in the global community. It also introduces practical guidelines for the obtained results usage. Conclusions. Modern global society under development is gradually leaving the traditional types of social order behind and acting as a social order based on the principles of functioning of symbolic capital underlying habitus which regulates and guides the development of the society. Symbolic capital serves as a strategy through which social reality consisting of social relationships is constructed. New social classes and symbolic social stratification adapted to contemporary social realities are formed. |
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| ISSN: | 2500-1019 2413-1830 |