Molnár Mária: Egy Borsod megyei község társadalmi átrétegződése : Borsodgeszt : 1945-1978 (A miskolci Herman Ottó Múzeum néprajzi kiadványai 20. Miskolc, 1965)
I. Upward mobile families 1. Improves expert knowledge in agriculture 8 families 2. Commuter with expert knowledge + agriculture 31 families 3. Commuter with expert knowledge 13 families Total: 52 families (33,7%) II . Families remaining on the same level 1. Working in agriculture 16 families 2. Commuters without expert knowledge + agriculture 20 families 3. Commuters without expert knowledge 29 families Total: 65 families (42,3%) III. Downward mobile families 1. Fallen behind, aged out 37 families Total: 37 families (24,0%) The author analyses the changes in the way of life: home, dress and nutrition. The home culture follows the development and transformation process that rose in the past decades. The newly built or enlarged houses also have the so called "clean room" equipped by the new furniture in the latest fashion, while the old pieces of furniture can always be found in the rooms of everyday use. Clothing, of course, follows the today's fashion but its value accumulating feature has remained. A characteristic feature of nutrition culture is that it does not completely rely on autarchy. The inhabitants make use of food available in the shops even if food supply could be realized with home made food, if the latter is economic. The order of nutrition has changed, too, since the workers and students do not have their meals at home and the remainers eat as simply as possible. The wqork analyses the changed scale of values of the community. This new scale of values consists of the following: some part of the old values, new values and old values with new features. The value-creating factors are examined in the work, namely: land, expert knowledge, cash, job entitling to pension, division of labour (participation in agriculture), various forms of investment, i.e., house, furniture, cloths, and means of serving. The study of such small communities can be effective as it gives an opportunity to carry out the analysis in full possession of the necessary data. During the analysis the carreer history and changes in way of life of nearly each member of the community can be followed. The categories of the scale of values determining the strata within the community and also the ones indicating the individual's place, state, and position within his own stratum have become apparent. 63
