Class in Name Only
| Autor: | Steven M. Frenk, Benjamin Sosnaud, David J. Brady |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | Social Problems. 60:81-99 |
| ISSN: | 1533-8533 0037-7791 |
| DOI: | 10.1525/sp.2013.60.1.81 |
| Popis: | Partly because of the widespread tendency for Americans to think of themselves as “middle class,” subjective class identity often does not correspond to objective class position. This study evaluates the extent to which American voters' subjective class identities differ from their objective class positions. We then evaluate the implications of such differences for voting behavior using American National Election Studies data from eight recent presidential elections. Coding respondents according to whether subjective class identity is higher or lower than objective class position, we construct a novel schema of inflated, deflated, and concordant class perceptions. We find that there are substantial differences between Americans' subjective and objective social class: over two-thirds of the upper-middle class have a deflated perception of their class position, only half of the middle class have concordant perceptions, and more than a third of the working class have inflated perceptions. We also find that this divergence varies depending on sociodemographic factors, and especially race and education. The analyses initially show a pattern that those with inflated class perceptions are more likely to vote Republican. However, this relationship is not significant once we control for race and income. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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