Диференціація доходів: основні підходи до вивчення в соціології

The process of income polarization that Ukrainian society currently undergoes has become a subject of inter-disciplinary studies. Analyzing the deepening gap in income, social scientists use various approaches of measuring the economic potential of different social groups, in particular the level of income as the decisive factor of their socio-economic status. The article outlines the methods of collection of statistical data on income levels and the indicators used in assessment of income differential.