Downshifting: Stratification Effects
Keywords:
stratification analysis, downshifting, social mobility
Abstract
The paper deals with the phenomenon of downshifting – the sharp and voluntary downward change of social status, refuse from conventional goods and prestige in order to have personal comfort lifestyle. The author tried to build in this phenomenon into the current classifications and describe the downshifters as a group on the basis of the stratification criteria.
Published
2010-12-31
How to Cite
ЛисоваЕ. В. (2010). Downshifting: Stratification Effects. Journal of Economic Sociology, 9(2), 56-65. https://doi.org/10.17323/1726-3247-2008-2-56-65
Section
Debut Studies