Social Inequality in the Eyes of the Public: A Collection of Analyses Based on ISSP Data 1987-2009

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• Self-placement of the Unemployed in the Social Hierarchy. Evidence from European Countries (pp. 119-136)• Is it Just that People with Higher Incomes Can Buy Better Education and Health Care? A Comparison of 17 Countries (pp. 69-80)• Social Cohesion and Political Conflict in 20 Welfare States: The Democratic Class Struggle Revisited (pp. 51-68)• Baby Boomers Driving Alone? The Dynamics of Dissatisfaction with Income Differences (1987-2009) (pp. 103-118)• Public Support for State Redistribution in Western and Central Eastern European Countries: A Cross-National Comparative Trend Analysis (pp. 81-101)• Social Conflict Perception Between Long-term Inequality and Short-term Turmoil: A Multilevel Analysis of Seven Countries Between 1987 and 2009 (pp. 35-49)• The Social Ladder: Status Mobility Across Time and Countries (pp. 13-33)

Edlund, Jonas

Bechert, Insa

Quandt, Markus
(ed.)

Corporate Editor
GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften

Abstract

The annual survey of the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) provides data on topics relevant to social science research. Chapters included in this volume 'Social Inequality in the Eyes of the Public - A Collection of Analyses Based on ISSP Data 1987-2009' examine social inequality from a citizens' perspective across countries, for periods encompassing up to 20 years and beyond. Contributions come from an international group of authors who have extensive knowledge of the ISSP database. The selected chapters offer a cross-national com-parative perspective on various issues related to inequality: social mobility; public perceptions of the mechanisms that generate social inequality; social constructs that indicate social inequality; and the effects of structural conditions (e.g., unemployment, income distribution) on attitudes connected with social inequality. In this book you will find critical input on questions related to the interplay between macro-structural conditions, citizens' perceptions and attitudes towards social inequality.... view less

Die jährliche Bevölkerungsumfrage des International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) liefert einschlägige Daten zu sozialwissenschaftlich relevanten Themen. Der Sammelband 'Social Inequality in the Eyes of the Public - A Collection of Analyses Based on ISSP Data 1987-2009' untersucht soziale Ungleichheit aus der Bürgerperspektive im internationalen Ländervergleich über einen Zeitraum von zum Teil mehr als 20 Jahren. Alle Beiträge stammen von internationalen Autoren, die eine hohe Expertise im Umgang mit ISSP Daten aufweisen. Die einzelnen Kapitel befassen sich mit verschiedenen Aspekten, die im Zusammenhang mit sozialer Ungleichheit stehen: soziale Mobilität; die öffentliche Wahrnehmung soziale Ungleichheit auslösender Mechanismen; Indikatoren für soziale Ungleichheit sowie die Effekte sozialstruktureller Voraussetzungen (z.B. Arbeitslosigkeit oder Besteuerung) auf die Einstellungen gegenüber sozialer Ungleichheit. Insgesamt liefert dieses Buch kritische Ansätze gegenüber dem Zusammenspiel von gesellschaftlichen Strukturen, öffentlicher Wahrnehmung und Einstellungen zu sozialer Ungleichheit.... view less

Keywords
social inequality; social mobility; poverty; social cohesion; income distribution; redistribution; unemployment; perception; public opinion; international comparison