精细分层社会与中产焦虑症

Finely Stratified Society and Middle-class Anxiety

为什么中国的中产阶级特别焦虑?"中产焦虑"是一种普遍现象。全世界的中产或多或少都有一种焦虑情绪,因为中产的收入和财产不足以带来充分的安全感。中产阶级的不安全感包括两个层面。一是职业和地位的危机感,中产阶级以管理人员和专业技术人员为主体,虽然收入相对高,但并未占有生产资料,在组织中的话语权有限,一旦企业经营中面临困难或者遭遇经济危机,中层管理人员反而比一线员工更有可能失业——毕竟,裁掉一个"可有可无"的中层管理人员可以雇好多个一线员工或大学毕业生。

The"middle-class anxiety"in China seems to be much severer than the normal condition in the world.This is related to the transition of China’s social structure,from a flat society to a finely stratified society.As the upward mobility becomes harder,competitive stress resulted from the growing social inequality intensifies the anxiety of middle class.