Middle-Class Formative Factors in the Moldovan Contemporary Society

Victor Mocanu; Ludmila Malcoci; Ion Mocanu

doi:10.18290/rns.2019.47.2-5

Victor Mocanu Academy of Sciences of Moldova (ASM), Institute of Legal and Political Research
Ludmila Malcoci Academy of Sciences of Moldova (ASM), Institute of Legal and Political Research
Ion Mocanu

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18290/rns.2019.47.2-5

Keywords: social stratification; social class; socio-occupational status; social self-identification; middle class

Abstract

The sociological research on the formation of middle class in the Republic of Moldova, conducted from June to September 2016 by the researchers from the Sociology and Social Psychology Centre, shows that the Moldovan society is stratified into 6 levels that is diversified by the socio-professional status, education and the level of wellbeing. Status inconsistency and the low level of status crystallisation are characteristics for all the strata within the conditions of dysfunctionality of the logical chain: education — social and occupational status — welfare. The analysis of social strata in terms of middle class criteria (high socio-occupational status, high education level, high level of welfare) shows some prospects for the formation of middle class in the upper strata under the following conditions: development a salary policy, reforming tax policies by promoting the progressive taxation, elimination of corruption in structures of power, improving legislation, assuring proper conditions to enable the population to access educational and health services.

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