a) Research Problem
Middle Class is solely capable to bind higher and
lower classes into society as the organization of citizens. Our
research, therefore, can be regarded as a sustainability study
of society.
b) Research Objectives
The first appearance of the term is typically
associated with the origin of capitalist formation. The question
is: what is the correspondence between the origin of a socioeconomic
phenomenon and its denomination? What is the role
of Middle Class in the establishment / development of noncapitalist
societies?
c) Research Methods
The methods include both empirical (collection and
analysis of socioeconomic / historical data) and theoretical
(socio-philosophical understanding of basic trends and
forecasts).
d) Key Findings
In the post-Darwin science, any member of any
society is neither a citizen nor a social actor but merely, a
primate participant of struggle for survival. Middle Class, more
then the other two classes, has to oppose this severe
motivation (will to power or thirst for money) set to prevail over
the civics.
e) Implications of Findings to Theory and Practice
The dogmas of “protestant capitalist ethics” agree
with those of the struggle for survival. Perhaps, some
amendments are desirable, in order to avoid “permanently
intermittent” economic depressions?