Some socio-cultural attributes and status inconsistencies among the university academic community in Pakistan

ABSTRACT

Social scientists, specializing in social stratification have attempted to construct a new variable designaied as consistency inconsistency chaeracteristic by merging traditional status characteristics like income, education and occupation. Research focused on the viability of this new variable as explanatory for stress, mariginality, status striving and the like remains a topic of academic debate. The data have been derived from a representative sample of University teachers. The sample comprised of four status categories of respondents from six established universities in Pakistan. Status inconsistency has been markedly revealed by the two middle categories. Further, irrespective of consistency inconsistency, the university community identifies with Middle Class and expresses a sense of blocked opportunity. Inconsistency though affects job satisfaction and perception of power. An additive and interaction model have been suggested from more reliable conclusions: