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DOI :10.26650/JECS2018-0013   IUP :10.26650/JECS2018-0013    Full Text (PDF)

Investigation of the Relationship Between Objective Social Status and Subjective Social Status

Onur Şahin, Süphan Nasır

It is expected that subjective social status, where consumers position themselves on the social status ladder, behaves similar to the composite indicator of objective social status and the three factors that constitute it (occupation, income, education). In this context, the aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between subjective social status and objective social status. In order to determine the relationship between the social status of consumers, a survey study was conducted on 954 people. According to the results of the analysis, a positive relationship was found between subjective social status and objective social status. The relationship between objective social status and subjective social status, has a stronger correlation than subjective social status has with education, income and occupation. In addition, it was shown that men, married people and older than 30 have a higher socioeconomic status than women, single and younger people, respectively. Finally, there is a similarity between objective social status and subjective social status. Nonetheless, due to the nature of subjective social status, which takes into account past experience and future expectations, it can be seen that subjective social status can provide more realistic and meaningful information when used in conjunction with objective social status.
Keywords: Socioeconomic status, objective social status, subjective social status, OSES, SSS
DOI :10.26650/JECS2018-0013   IUP :10.26650/JECS2018-0013    Full Text (PDF)

Objektif ve Sübjektif Sosyal Statü Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

Onur Şahin, Süphan Nasır

Tüketicilerin toplumsal statü merdiveninde kendilerini konumlandırdıkları yer olan sübjektif sosyal statünün, objektif sosyal statünün bileşke göstergesi ile benzer davranması ve objektif sosyal statüyü oluşturan üç faktör olan meslek, gelir ve eğitim düzeyi ile benzerlik göstermesi beklenmektedir. Bu bağlamda, bu çalışmanın amacı sübjektif sosyal statü ile objektif sosyal statü arasındaki ilişkiyi değerlendirmektir. Tüketicilerin sosyal statüleri arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenmesi amacıyla 954 kişi üzerinde bir anket çalışması yapılmıştır. Analiz sonuçlarına göre, sübjektif sosyal statü ile objektif sosyal statü arasında pozitif bir ilişki ortaya koyulmuştur. Gelir, eğitim ve mesleğin bileşik bir ölçeği olan objektif sosyal statü ile sübjektif sosyal statü arasındaki ilişki, sübjektif sosyal statü ile eğitim, gelir ve meslek arasında tek tek var olan ilişkilerden daha güçlü bir korelasyona sahiptir. Ayrıca, erkek, evli ve otuzlu yaşların üzerindeki kişilerin sırasıyla kadın, bekar ve gençlere kıyasla hem objektif hem de sübjektif kriterler bazında daha yüksek sosyoekonomik statüye sahip olduğu ortaya koyulmuştur. Sonuçta objektif sosyal statü ile sübjektif sosyal statü arasında benzerlik olduğu, bununla birlikte sübjektif sosyal statünün geçmiş tecrübe ve gelecek beklentilerini de dikkate alan yapısı nedeniyle, objektif sosyal statü ile birlikte kullanılması durumunda daha gerçekçi ve anlamlı bilgiler ortaya koyabileceği görülmektedir. 
Keywords: Sosyoekonomik statü, objektif sosyal statü, sübjektif sosyal statü, OSES, SSS

EXTENDED ABSTRACT


Social status - the relative position on the social ladder - is usually how the individual is perceived by the group and society. However, similarities or differences may occur between the individual’s perception of himself and how he is perceived by society. People naturally seek an equilibrium and strive to maintain this balance. This effort emerges as an attempt to raise awareness by creating awareness in society by means of various means where the individual’s own perception of social status is higher than the perception of society.

Social status is the opinions of the individual about their position in society. Objective social status (OSES) can be defined as how others see the individual and Subjective social status (SSS) can be defined as how the individual sees himself. Subjective social status is the perception of the individual in the social position. Objective social status is the status that is set out by taking into consideration the objective criteria. Studies have shown that there is a relationship between subjective social status and objective social status. This study distinguishes itself by being the first study on this subject in Turkey.

The aim of this study was to show whether the social status of the individual varies according to objective and subjective criteria. In addition, the effects of individual demographic characteristics were also investigated. The results obtained from regression analysis show that individual objective characteristics are significantly related to self-assessment of position on the social ladder. There is a relationship between the income, education, occupation and subjective social social status of the individual. Gender, marital status, and age play an important role in explaining how an individual evaluates himself/herself. In addition, men, married individuals and home owners are more likely to figure more elevated on the social ladder.

According to responses given regarding the question of position on social ladder (where individuals evaluated themselves), there is no subjective social status difference between men and women. One of the most important results of this study is that women have a lower objective social status compared to men, especially in terms of income and occupation. The reason for this difference is that subjective social status can reveal that a person is the result of a better evaluation of the past and the present situation and their future expectations, opportunities and resources. It can also be considered that women only rely on the evaluation of other women. The results can be interpreted as saying that the degree of self-evaluation of the individual depends on their socioeconomic characteristics. However, gender, marital status, age, home and car ownership can be differentiated from other observable features that may affect the social ladder positioning of individuals.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between subjective social status and objective social status. In order to determine the relationship between the social status of consumers, a survey study was conducted on 954 people. According to the results of the analysis, a positive relationship was found between subjective social status and objective social status.


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