Everyday Life and Lifestyles of Social Classes in Montenegro

Djukanović Borislav ()
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Djukanović Borislav: University of Donja Gorica, Faculty of Humanities, Donja Gorica, 81000, Podgorica, Montenegro

Comparative Southeast European Studies, 2018, vol. 66, issue 2, 182-202

Abstract: The author analyses the everyday life and lifestyles of social classes in Montenegro based on a survey conducted on a randomized, proportional, and stratified sample of 805 respondents. The survey covers the topics: consumption; family and professional life; citizens’ attitudes towards society and the state; leisure time; cultural practices; value orientations; time management; and general satisfaction with various aspects of life. The theoretical approach accords with Pierre Bourdieu’s. The everyday life of the Montenegrins emerges as having the following characteristics: restriction to necessities only in purchases; high deprivation; family conflicts brought about by poor financial circumstances; stereotypical leisuretime activities; a low opinion of governmental and social institutions fuelled by perceptions of nepotism and job allocation based on political party membership; differentiation of cultural practices from the dominant mass culture; value confusion; and a focus on everyday routines. The basic line of differentiation turns out to be social class, as all the listed characteristics are much more pronounced in the lower social strata.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1515/soeu-2018-0015

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