Lower-class society

Author: [Japan] Noboru Miyaura
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Bestselling on Amazon Japan's bookstore sales ranking! Strongly reported by mainstream domestic media. The middle class is gradually disappearing, replaced by the "underclass," the emergence of a new social class. The term "underclass" 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" and "lower" classes. The younger generation continuously joins the "underclass," and its largest characteristic is not just low income but also a comprehensive decline in communication skills, life skills, work willingness, learning willingness, and consumption willingness—perhaps best described as "a decline in enthusiasm for all aspects of life." The force of social downward mobility is growing stronger. As global societies move downward, can China prevent it?