1st Edition

Beliefs About Inequality Around the Globe Insights from the International Social Survey Programme

152 Pages
by Routledge

152 Pages
by Routledge

This edited volume presents the latest findings from the 5th International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) Social Inequality module, a widely recognized dataset comprising responses from over 30 countries. It explores global perspectives on social inequality, including topics such as public views on taxation, government redistribution, personal experiences of inequality, and related themes. The... Read more

Introduction
Markus Hadler, Benjamin J. Roberts, Jarè Struwig, Jonas Edlund, Arvid Lindh, and Albin Neumayr

1. It’s the Moral Economy, Stupid! Anger Toward Economic Inequality and Populist Voting
Frédéric Gonthier

2. Are the Subjective Social Status Inequalities Persistent?
Lilia Dimova and Martin Dimov

3. Changes in Attitudes Toward Inequality and Social Justice in Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia: Historical Legacies, Social Pasts and Recent Developments
Max Haller, Anja Eder, and Markus Hadler

4.  A Few People Make All the Difference – An International Comparison of “Fair” Pay Differentials
Insa Bechert and Lars Osberg

5. A Multidimensional Approach for Measuring Meritocratic Beliefs: Advantages, Limitations and Alternatives to the ISSP Social Inequality Survey
Juan Carlos Castillo, Julio Iturra, Luis Maldonado, Jorge Atria and Francisco Meneses

 

 

Biography

The editors, members of the International Social Survey Programme, represent Austria, Sweden, and South Africa. Markus Hadler is Professor of Sociology at the University of Graz, Austria. Benjamin J. Roberts is Research Director at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and Visiting Fellow of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at Rhodes University, South Africa. Jarè Struwig is Chief Research Specialist at the HSRC, South Africa. Jonas Edlund is Professor of Sociology at Umeå University, Sweden. Arvid Lindh is Associate Professor of Sociology at Stockholm University, Sweden, and Albin Neumayr is a researcher at the University of Graz, Austria.