This paper investigates the underlying nature of the demand for state support in Russia in the labor market and employment, social investments, and material support. Based on recent findings from social policy studies, the authors tested four different mechanisms: (a) the demographic features of...

The various approaches to income stratification can be divided into two broad categories – relative and absolute. Our study suggests that the most widely used thresholds of the absolute approach cannot be efficiently applied to contemporary Russian society, which has undergone fundamental...

Russian Abstract: Исследование носит мониторинговый характер и посвящено анализу эффектов, полученных вследствие повышения размера оплаты труда учителей....

Russian Abstract: Сокращение избыточного социально-экономического неравенства различных слоев российского населения возможно не только за счет реализации...

The present paper operationalizes one of the oldest concepts in the sociological literature about social stratification. Relying on Weber's theory, the authors consider life chances in terms of positive and negative privileges. This framework is fertile ground for constructing a series of...

Russian Abstract: В работе представлены результаты исследования проблем роста экономической активности населения, социальной динамики и риски возникновения трудных...