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The Spatial Dimension of Social Stratification in Germany—Are Social Class Differentials in Place of Residence Increasing?

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  • Dirk Konietzka

    (Institute of Sociology, TU Braunschweig, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany)

  • Yevgeniy Martynovych

    (Institute of Sociology, TU Braunschweig, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany)

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It is widely assumed that post-industrial societies are characterized not only by growing economic inequalities and social polarization but also by increasing spatial segregation. This paper does not address residential segregation (i.e., “intra-city” inequalities), but instead investigates how social classes are distributed over different settlement types and whether class differences in places of residence have increased between 1996 and 2018. Based on microcensus data and applying the ESeC class schema, we focus on the question of whether members of the “new middle class” are increasingly concentrated in post-industrial metropolises while members of the “old middle class” largely reside in peripheral towns and regions. The results do not support the assumption that spatial disparities between classes have systematically increased in Germany. However, opposing trends in the likelihood of residing in the most dynamic cluster of the German metropolises are observed for the youngest age group of the new middle class and the oldest age group of the old middle class.

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  • Dirk Konietzka & Yevgeniy Martynovych, 2023. "The Spatial Dimension of Social Stratification in Germany—Are Social Class Differentials in Place of Residence Increasing?," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-18, May.
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