status inconsistency

Japanese: status inconsistency(英語表記)statusinconsistency
status inconsistency

… Because there are multiple social resources and therefore multiple indicators of hierarchical status, the problem of inconsistency between multiple indicators arises, such as having a high level of education but low income, or having high prestige but no power. This problem is called status inconsistency, and is one of the important issues in hierarchy analysis.
[Class Structure and Social Mobility]
The class structure of society as a whole is generally thought of as pyramidal, but in developed countries, including Japan, the middle class is bulging and the bottom is conversely constricting.

*Some explanations of terms that refer to "status inconsistency" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 社会的資源が複数個あり,したがって階層的地位の指標が複数個あることから,たとえば教育水準は高いが所得は低い,あるいは威信は高いが権力はない,というような複数指標間のくいちがいの問題が生ずる。この問題は〈地位の非一貫性status inconsistency〉と呼ばれ,階層分析における重要課題の一つになっている。
[階層構造と社会移動]
 全体社会の階層構造は一般にピラミッド型をなしていると考えられやすいが,日本を含む先進諸国の階層構造は中間層がふくらみ,底辺部分は逆にすぼまった形をとっている。…

※「status inconsistency」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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