Paper short abstract

The paper investigates the possible disparity between self-assessment of class location and socio-economic development in Croatia.

Paper long abstract

Using the ISSP survey data this paper will investigate the relationship between class identity as understood by social actors in the course of self-evaluation and a set of socio-economic indicators through which the current state of economy and society can be obtained. Insofar as the social class can be taken as a key social marker of a capitalist society this paper represents a madnatory step to move beyond casual and anecdotal use of this theorethical notion which should enable us to get a more comprehensive understanding of post-socialist transition. By tracing the relationship between self-assessment and socio-economic development we hope to show how class operates on different social levels and interpret the effects it has on the representation of the conflict between capital and labor.