Social Structure,Interests and Consciousness . The Crisis and Transformation of the System of 'Real Socialism' in Poland

Abstract

The paper starts with an analysis of the three mam principles of the social order of 'real socialism' etatmnc homogemzat_lon. basic dichotomy between the ruling group and all the direct producers as a whole, and politically- defined-from-above income differences among different sectors of employees The structural crisis of this order i, described as gradual under - mining of these principles brought about especially by the growth of the second economy In the last secnon the dilemmas of the recent)\ started system transformation are described in terms of symbohc support hut lack of short-term mterests of the most numerous social groups m the market . reform.