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Book SynopsisPrestige examines whether social prestige is still an important axis of the stratification hierarchy. It appears that prestige has lost some of the close connection with social position it had in estates societies. Prestige distribution patterns have changed and individualized gradations emerged, while agreement in the occupational prestige in Poland is lower than in the West and still declining. However, low consensus in occupational prestige rankings does not entail a disintegration of respect norms as such: personal prestige is still a relevant factor in designing life strategies and people do care about respect. This volume presents empirical evidence that all social classes recognize the motivational, integrative and satisfying functions of prestige.
Table of ContentsContents: What is Prestige – Exchange and Synthesis – Prestige: Sources and Varieties – Personal, Positional, Situational and Institutional Prestige – Status Societies and Contract Societies – Prestige Norms in Poland – How do Poles Define Prestige? – Subjective Relevance of Prestige – Functions of Prestige.
