veröffentlicht, The Undeserving Rich, American Beliefs about Inequality, Opportunity, and Redistribution – der unverdiente Reichtum, amerikanische Fehlvorstellungen über die (dahinschwindende) Chancengleichheit. Am 19.1. hat Paul Krugman in der New York Times einen Meinungsartikel mit genau diesem Titel veröffentlicht, The Undeserving Rich. Weil das ein maßgeblicher Text ist, der auch ...
Continue Reading...In her book, The Undeserving Rich: American Beliefs About Inequality, Opportunity, and Redistribution (Cambridge University Press, 2013), McCall examines how Americans think about the issue of economic inequality and what they want done about it. She continues to work in this area, branching out to include other countries and new methodological approaches. Her current research also includes ...
Continue Reading...undeserving rich - Contends that we are not “on our way” to a plutocracy and caste society: we are a plutocracy and caste society shot through with inequality - Concludes the U.S. has moved from a market economy to a market society – everything is for sale and the commodification of EVERYTHING corrodes values and social relations - Casts a wide net through American life to expose the ...
Continue Reading...Leslie McCall, The Undeserving Rich: American Beliefs about Inequality, Opportunity, and Redistribution(N ew York: Cambridge University Press, 2013) Gaelike Conring University of Hamburg The ideal of equality of opportunity looms large in American history. It is the core tenet of the American dream, promising advancement for everybody willing to work hard and abide by the rules. More generally ...
Continue Reading...The Undeserving Rich: American Beliefs about Inequality, Opportunity, and Redistribution by Leslie McCall. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2013. 300 pp. Paper, $29-99. Income inequality was a major issue in the 2012 presidential election. While the Occupy Wall Street movement may fade into history, the substantial media coverage it received drew national attention to the unequal ...
Continue Reading...The undeserving rich : American beliefs about inequality, opportunity, and redistribution / Leslie McCall, Northwestern University. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-1-107-02723-7 (hardback) – isbn 978-1-107-69982-3 (paperback) 1. Income distribution – United States. 2. Equality – United States. 3. United ...
Continue Reading...The Undeserving Rich: “Moral Values” and the White Working Class Prasad, Monica 1, ... This research was funded in part through a FAD grant from the American Sociological Association. The authors wish to thank the following research assistants: Lacey Connelly, Rebecca Donaldson, Carlos Gasperi, and Andre Nickow. We are also grateful for comments from audiences at the American Sociological ...
Continue Reading...University, and author of “The Undeserving Rich: American Beliefs About Inequality, Opportunity, and Redistribution”, published by Cambridge University Press, 2013. Monday, August 31, 12:00pm Foley Speaker’s Room | 308 Bryan Hall During a period of growing inequality, what are Americans attitudes about income redistribution? Join us for this informative discussion, pizza, and soda. The ...
Continue Reading...they too will be rich, driving their antipathy toward heavily redistributive policies (as well as their antipathy to the undeserving poor). In short, the scholarly record shines on many surfaces related to the American dream but it skirts the issue of beliefs specifically about income inequality.4
Continue Reading...The Undeserving Rich: American Beliefs about Inequality, Opportunity, and Redistribution A Talk by Leslie McCall December 3, 2012, 1-3 p.m. Room A 310 It is widely assumed that Americans care little about income inequality, believe opportunities abound, admire the rich, and dislike redistributive policies. In her talk, Leslie McCall shows how such assumptions are based on misleading survey ...
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