Аннотация
Abstract This research explains the importance of education as a resource for the Kazakhstan middle class. The author carries out the analysis of how the education influences people's social position when joining the middle class ranks of Kazakhstan thereby being attractive with its social background. Education tends to slow the progress for many people while obtaining economic and social capital. Consuming education is one of the effective tools for self-actualization and a source of identity for a representative of the middle class. The research is based on qualitative methodology that included 30 deep formalized interviews are conducted among the representatives of the middle class: state employees, managers and entrepreneurs.