STATUS INCONSISTENCY AS A FACTOR OF LIFE DISSATISFACTION IN RUSSIAN SOCIETY

The growth of social tensions in Russia and the increased dissatisfaction with the authorities have forced a number of researchers to study of the social structure of Russian society. Of particular interest is the theory of status crystallization, according to which the cause of many social problems is the existence of status inconsistency in society. In modern sociological science there is no consensus about the influence of status inconsistency on the social well-being of the population and their life satisfaction. For a long time, the works of Western researchers have confirmed the idea that there is a negative correlation between well-being and the presence of status inconsistency. In this regard, it is necessary to look at the situation in Russia. The aim of the study is to analyze subjective status inconsistency in the hierarchies of wealth, power and prestige among the Russian population in the context of the concept of status crystallization and to identify the relationship between status inconsistency and life satisfaction. The empirical basis of the study was the data of the «Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey of HSE (RLMS-HSE)». The scale and structure of status inconsistency were studied by comparing the positions of individuals in the indicated social hierarchies. Logistic regression and Cramer's coefficient were used to analyze the relationship between status crystallization and life satisfaction. Results. The level of status inconsistency in contemporary Russian society is quite high. However, the relationship between subjective status inconsistency and life satisfaction is extremely small. Some correlation was found between life satisfaction on the one hand, and the status inconsistency between the level of professional skills and the level of remuneration on the other. Conclusion status inconsistency do not have a significant impact on life satisfaction in Russian society, where there is an uncertain social structure, and human well-being depends on many other factors.