Lower-Class Society: The Emergence of a New Social Class

Author: (Japanese) Noboru Miyaura, translated by Lu Qiushi, Dai Zheng
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Bestseller on the Amazon Japan bookstore sales ranking! Strongly reported by mainstream domestic media. The middle class is gradually disappearing, replaced by the "lower class," the emergence of a new social class. The term "lower class" sparked immediate discussion upon its introduction in Japan. Because the trend of social "downward mobility" is quietly forming worldwide, the middle class once proud of Japan, the US, and Europe is disappearing, leading to a polarization of the "upper class" and "lower class." The younger generation continuously joins the "lower class," and its largest characteristic is not just low income, but also a comprehensive decline in communication skills, life skills, work willingness, learning willingness, consumption willingness, etc. It can also be described as "a comprehensive decline in enthusiasm for life." The force pulling society downward is growing stronger. As global societies are moving downward, can China prevent it?