scholarly journals Perception of economic inequality weakens Americans’ beliefs in both upward and downward socioeconomic mobility

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander S. Browman ◽  
Mesmin Destin ◽  
David B. Miele
Keyword(s):  
Economic Inequality ◽  
Socioeconomic Mobility

scholarly journals The Perception of Economic Inequality Weakens Americans’ Beliefs in Both Upward and Downward Socioeconomic Mobility

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander S. Browman ◽  
Mesmin Destin ◽  
David Miele
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Economic Inequality ◽  
Behavioral Outcomes ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Downward Mobility ◽  
Class Groups ◽  
Socioeconomic Mobility ◽  
Small Minority ◽  
Perceptions Of Inequality

The prospect of socioeconomic mobility is central to America’s meritocratic ethos; however, research has shown that economic inequality can weaken Americans’ beliefs in the prospect of upward mobility for poorer individuals in their country. In one correlational study, two experimental studies, and an internal meta-analysis, we extend this work by demonstrating that Americans’ perceptions of inequality can also influence their beliefs about another form of mobility that is essential in a functioning meritocracy: downward mobility for richer individuals. Specifically, we found that the more that Americans’ perceptions of inequality in their country shifted towards extreme levels—towards the view that a small minority of the population holds a much greater proportion of the state’s wealth than all other groups combined—the more likely they were to believe that both upward and downward mobility were unlikely. That is, they believed that social class groups in their country were largely ossified and impermeable, and thus that Americans were unlikely to move out of the groups they were born into—beliefs that conflict with the long-held American value of meritocracy. We discuss the potential implications of these findings for important motivational and behavioral outcomes.

Social class, control, and explanations of rising economic inequality

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Kraus ◽  
Dacher Keltner
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Economic Inequality

Public Interest: Economic inequality and the March on Washington

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gwendolyn Puryear Keita
Keyword(s):  
Public Interest ◽  
Economic Inequality ◽  
March On Washington

Support for Economic Inequality Scale

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dylan Wiwad ◽  
Brett Mercier ◽  
Michael D. Maraun ◽  
Angela R. Robinson ◽  
Paul K. Piff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Inequality

On the Causes of Socio-Economic Inequality Reproduction: What Does Resources Approach Show?

2014 ◽  
pp. 144-160
Author(s):  
E. Avraamova ◽  
T. Maleva
Keyword(s):  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Economic Inequality ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
Economic Behavior ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
Family Welfare ◽  
Rate Reduction ◽  
Rational Models ◽  
Information Database ◽  
Vertical Mobility

This paper presents an attempt at answering the question of why the scope of socio-economic inequality stays the same in Russia despite the poverty rate reduction. The authors are looking for the causes of this phenomenon in the domain of social dynamics, i.e., in the nature of current vertical mobility mechanisms. To study these mechanisms the authors use resources approach. The information database of the research is the representative sample survey carried by the Institute for Social Analysis and Forecasting at RANEPA in 2013. The majority of the respondents have, in fact, vague idea of general parameters of the economic development of the country and of their personal prospects to adapt to possible changes. This state of things hinders the development of rational models of socio-economic behavior directed towards the growth of personal and family welfare and productive in terms of national economy development - these, eventually, would advance the reduction of socio-economic inequality. Various groups of population are predominantly oriented towards converting social capital viewed not in terms of trust and solidarity, but in terms of ties or connections and of personal loyalty.

Is economic inequality a universal evil?

2019 ◽  
pp. 91-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rostislav I. Kapeliushnikov
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Economic Inequality ◽  
The State ◽  
Fair Play ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
The Public ◽  
Discursive Power ◽  
A Current

Using published estimates of inequality for two countries (Russia and USA) the paper demonstrates that inequality measuring still remains in the state of “statistical cacophony”. Under this condition, it seems at least untimely to pass categorical normative judgments and offer radical political advice for governments. Moreover, the mere practice to draw normative conclusions from quantitative data is ethically invalid since ordinary people (non-intellectuals) tend to evaluate wealth and incomes as admissible or inadmissible not on the basis of their size but basing on whether they were obtained under observance or violations of the rules of “fair play”. The paper concludes that a current large-scale ideological campaign of “struggle against inequality” has been unleashed by left-wing intellectuals in order to strengthen even more their discursive power over the public.

Thomas Piketty’s Concept of Capital and Economic Inequality

MARXISM 21 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-259
Author(s):  
김창근
Keyword(s):  
Economic Inequality

Implementasi Asas Keterbukaan pada Pengadaan Tanah bagi Pembangunan untuk Kepentingan Umum: Antara Harapan dan Kenyataan

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Priyo Katon Prasetyo ◽  
Rosye Villanova Christine ◽  
Sudibyanung Sudibyanung
Keyword(s):  
Information Asymmetry ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Economic Inequality ◽  
Land Acquisition ◽  
The Public ◽  
Land Scarcity ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Role Of Information

Abstract: Based on Law Number 2 of 2012 concerning Land Acquisition for Development in the Public Interest, the Openness Principle is one of the ten principles as the basis of the implementation of development. This principle is significant because its complex role can lead to conflicts and disputes. In this paper, discussions are divided into two parts: 1) how the implementation is expected to be applied according to the acquisition procedure in theory; and 2) the reality that occurs in the field. The first discussion was conducted by reviewing the applicable regulations and the methods or concepts of development of the openness principle. Meanwhile, the second discussion about the reality on the field was conducted by elaborating case studies regarding problems in land acquisition. The results of this study indicate that there are gaps in the implementation of the openness principle between theory and reality in regards of land scarcity, economic inequality, and information asymmetry among the involved parties. In conclusion, the implementation of the openness principle is significant with the role of information in land acquisition.Intisari: Berdasarkan Undang Undang Nomor 2 Tahun 2012 tentang Pengadaan Tanah Bagi Pembangunan Untuk Kepentingan Umum, Asas Keterbukaan adalah salah satu dari sepuluh asas yang menjadi dasar pelaksanaannya. Asas ini menjadi signifikan karena perannya yang kompleks dapat menimbulkan konflik dan sengketa. Artikel ini akan membagi pembahasan menjadi dua bagian: pertama, bagaimana implementasi yang seharusnya diterapkan pada prosedur pengadaan secara harapan, dan kedua, membahas mengenai realita yang terjadi di lapangan. Secara harapan pembahasan dilakukan dengan melakukan library research atau studi terhadap peraturan yang berlaku dan metode-metode atau prinsip perkembangan dari asas keterbukaan. Realitas di lapangan akan dielaborasi dari studi kasus mengenai permasalahan dalam pengadaan tanah. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan ada gap dalam implementasi asas keterbukaan antara harapan dan realitas di lapangan yang bersumber dari kelangkaan sumber daya/tanah, ketimpangan ekonomi dan asimetri informasi di antara para pihak yang terlibat. Tulisan ini menyimpulkan bahwa implementasi asas keterbukaan signifikan dengan peran informasi dalam pengadaan tanah. 

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