The Structural Determinants of Justice Perceptions toward Inequality

Corinne Ong

ISBN 10: 3659129410 / ISBN 13: 9783659129414

Editore: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2014

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The issue of income inequality in the U.S. has garnered much attention in both popular and academic discourses for years. The 2013 Occupy Wall Street movement that permeated the country is one such overt expression of popular discontent with the nature of income distribution in the U.S. This study is expected to provide a timely contribution to the issue of income inequality in contemporary U.S. society. It seeks to examine the roots of American's perceptions toward income inequality in the country. The argument made is that individuals develop different justice perceptions toward income distribution, as a result of their social status in society. Social status is implied by one's gender, social class, race, educational level, and occupational prestige. The varied privileges that tend to be attached to one's social status, are proposed to influence individuals' beliefs about the legitimacy and adequacy of current income distribution mechanisms. This study ties two theoretical strands, namely structural theory and distributive justice theory, in conceptualizing the above claim.

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• Titolo: The Structural Determinants of Justice Perceptions toward Inequality
• Editore: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3659129410
• ISBN 13: 9783659129414
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 220 L x 150 A x 6 P (millimetri) 220 millimetri di larghezza per 150 millimetri di altezza per 6 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 143 grammi

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The issue of income inequality in the U.S. has garnered much attention in both popular and academic discourses for years. The 2013 Occupy Wall Street movement that permeated the country is one such overt expression of popular discontent with the nature of income distribution in the U.S. This study is expected to provide a timely contribution to the issue of income inequality in contemporary U.S. society. It seeks to examine the roots of American's perceptions toward income inequality in the country. The argument made is that individuals develop different justice perceptions toward income distribution, as a result of their social status in society. Social status is implied by one's gender, social class, race, educational level, and occupational prestige. The varied privileges that tend to be attached to one's social status, are proposed to influence individuals' beliefs about the legitimacy and adequacy of current income distribution mechanisms. This study ties two theoretical strands, namely structural theory and distributive justice theory, in conceptualizing the above claim.

Informazioni sull?autore

Corinne Ong is a PhD candidate, majoring in Sociology from the University of North Texas. Her research interests include: Social Psychology, Sociology of Stratification, Environmental Sociology, and the Sociology of Developing Societies.