Beliefs About Inequality Around the Globe

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.

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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, and Albin Neumayr is a researcher at the same university. Benjamin Roberts is Research Director and Jarè Struwig is Chief Research Specialist at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), South Africa. Jonas Edlund is Professor of Sociology at Umeå University, and Arvid Lindh is Associate Professor of Sociology at Stockholm University, Sweden.

Inhalt

Introduction 1. It's the Moral Economy, Stupid! Anger Toward Economic Inequality and Populist Voting 2. Are the Subjective Social Status Inequalities Persistent? 3. Changes in Attitudes Toward Inequality and Social Justice in Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia: Historical Legacies, Social Pasts and Recent Developments 4. A Few People Make All the Difference - An International Comparison of "Fair" Pay Differentials 5. A Multidimensional Approach for Measuring Meritocratic Beliefs: Advantages, Limitations and Alternatives to the ISSP Social Inequality Survey