Social Class and Attitudes about Inequality: A Data-Driven Learning Guide

Interpretation & Summary

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Social Class and Attitudes about Inequality

How do attitudes toward inequality in the U.S. differ depending on the respondents' social class? Do different measures of social class (here: income and education) yield different results in attitudes toward inequality?

Attitudes toward Rewards for Efforts

Are respondents from lower social classes as likely as those from upper classes to hold the belief that effort pays? Are the findings similar whether income or education is used to measure social class?

Attitudes toward Self-Reliance

Are respondents from lower social classes as likely as those from upper classes to hold the attitude that people in need should take care of themselves? Are the findings similar whether income or education is used to measure social class?

Competitive individualism

Looking at the analyses of social class and rewards for efforts, and social class and self-reliance, what support (if any) do you find for the notion of competitive individualism?

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