当前中国中产阶层的政治态度

Political Attitudes of the Middle Social Stratum in Today's China

在反思"中产阶层是社会稳定器"认识的基础上,利用CGSS2006全国调查数据,重点分析了当前中产阶层的政治态度及其对社会稳定的影响,研究结果发现:与其他各阶级阶层相比,中产阶层的社会批判意识渐趋显化,其政治态度也并不保守;在中产阶层内部,"新中产阶级"比"老中产阶级"更具"社会改造"风险;农民阶级和工人阶级向"社会中层"的认同,能显著增加社会稳定性;社会公正的维护与各级政府形象的改善极其有利于抑制各类冲突的发生;在社会稳定意识的培育上,政治身份的作用渐趋式微。

Based on the data from the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) in 2006, this article discusses the political attitudes of the middle social stratum in China today and their possible impact on social stability, and presents the following findings: compared with other classes or strata, the middle social stratum has an increasingly evident critical social consciousness, with political attitudes that are in fact not conservative; within this stratum, the 'new middle class' is more likely than the old to be committed to 'social reform' ; the fact that peasants and workers identify with the 'middle' level of society is obviously favorable to social stability; upholding social equity and improving the image of all levels of government are extremely effective means of forestalling conflict; and people's political status is playing a declining role in fostering a consciousness of social stability.