What is the traditional structure of China society?

The "pyramid" structure means that most members of society are at the bottom of the tower and belong to the poor class.

The dumbbell structure is big at both ends and small in the middle. In the total population of society, the poor and the rich account for the majority, but the middle class is relatively weak.

Both "pyramid" and "dumbbell" social structures show obvious class or class confrontation, so they belong to unstable social structures.

"Olive type" means that the two ends are small and the middle is big, that is, the poor and the extremely rich only account for a few of the social population, while the vast majority are the richer classes in the middle. The theory of social structure stratification holds that "olive type" belongs to a stable social structure. Because the middle class is in the middle state in terms of skills, functions, income and wealth possession, social status or power, these people in the middle state have a strong sense of identity with the dominant values of society, which plays a role in alleviating social opposition and social contradictions, thus laying the foundation for stabilizing the social structure.