Rising income inequality and the relative decline in subjective social status of the working class

Autor: Nolan, Brian, Weisstanner, David
Rok vydání: 2022
Předmět:
Soziologie
Anthropologie
Sozialwissenschaften
Soziologie
Sociology & anthropology
Social sciences
sociology
anthropology
absolute changes
relative changes
Allgemeine Bevölkerungsumfrage der Sozialwissenschaften ALLBUS - Kumulation 1980-2018 (ZA5274)
Allgemeine Soziologie
Makrosoziologie
spezielle Theorien und Schulen
Entwicklung und Geschichte der Soziologie
Einkommenspolitik
Lohnpolitik
Tarifpolitik
Vermögenspolitik
General Sociology
Basic Research
General Concepts and History of Sociology
Sociological Theories
Income Policy
Property Policy
Wage Policy
ALLBUS
Einkommensunterschied
Ungleichheit
sozialer Status
Subjektivität
Arbeiterklasse
Bundesrepublik Deutschland
USA
20. Jahrhundert
21. Jahrhundert
difference in income
inequality
social status
subjectivity
working class
Federal Republic of Germany
United States of America
Zdroj: West European Politics, 45, 6, 1206-1230, Working-Class Politics
Druh dokumentu: Zeitschriftenartikel<br />journal article
ISSN: 1743-9655
DOI: 10.1080/01402382.2022.2038892
Popis: The declining 'subjective social status' of the low-educated working class has been advanced as a prominent explanation for right-wing populism. The working class has certainly been adversely affected by rising income inequality over the past decades, but we do not actually know if their perceived standing in the social hierarchy has declined correspondingly over time. This article examines trends in subjective social status in two 'most likely cases' - Germany and the US - between 1980 and 2018. We find that the subjective social status of the working class has not declined in absolute terms. However, there is evidence for relative status declines for the working class in Germany and substantial within-class heterogeneity in both countries. These findings imply that rising income inequality has a nuanced impact on status perceptions. When assessing the role of subjective social status for political outcomes, longitudinal perspectives that consider both absolute and relative changes seem promising.
Databáze: SSOAR – Social Science Open Access Repository
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