Inequality, Social Comparison, and Relative Deprivation

Panning, William H.

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“…In the political . science literature on relative deprivation, many authors contend that income inequality will follow a nonlinear, parabolic function with various political measures of discontent (Nagel, 1974;Panning, 1983):…”

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“…More importantly, relative deprivation may lead to "rebellion" or political crime. Indeed the concept of relative deprivation has been used in both political science and sociology to explain such events as internal war, demonstrations, anti-imperialist movements, and revolutions (Tocqueville, 1955; Davis, 1959;Taylor, 1982;Nagel, 1974;Panning, 1983). In addition, relative deprivation may lead to institutionalized efforts such as those found in political parties and social movements to redistribute income to the poor through the state.…”

Section: Alternative Responses To Relative Deprivationmentioning

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Income Inequality and Property Crime

Stack

1984

Criminology

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Cultural issues that act as intervening variables in the inequality‐crime relationship have been neglected in the literature on inequality and crime. The present article explores the interaction between inequality and variables thought to be associated with a perception that inequality is illegitimate. The central argument is that the strength of inequality‐crime relationship is dependent on a contextual factor, a radical egalitarian culture promoting the view that inequality is illegitimate. Data on property crime from 62 nations are analyzed. The results generally indicate that neither inequality nor the interaction between inequality and egalitarian culture exerts independent effects on property crime.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Section: Alternative Responses To Relative Deprivationmentioning

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Income Inequality and Property Crime

Stack

1984

Criminology

105

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“…States now play a much greater role in defining the winners and losers of distributional outcomes, especially since the Republican takeover of Congress in 1994 (Kelly and Witko, 2012). While citizens recognize the growth of income inequality at the national level, they are more likely to observe its effects locally via social comparison (Killian et al, 2008; Newman et al, 2015; Panning, 1983; Tversky and Kahneman, 1991). Furthermore, there is research finding that state governments perform better and are more responsive to their citizenries when they have greater levels of social capital (Knack, 2002).…”

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The Economic Roots of External Efficacy: Assessing the Relationship between External Political Efficacy and Income Inequality

Norris

2015

Can J Pol Sci

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External political efficacy, the belief that government is responsive to the demands of its citizens, has been declining in the United States since the 1960s. However, scholars do not yet fully understand the reasons for its decline. Nor have they found suitable explanations for why it fluctuates within the electorate. Drawing on the growing literature on the effects of income inequality on public policy, I posit that increasing income inequality factors into the decline of external political efficacy. Using multilevel regression models accounting for individual and contextual factors, I find increasing state-level income inequality has a substantial negative effect on external political efficacy. It is greater than most state and national-level economic measures or individual-level variables on external political efficacy. These results have important implications both for research on income inequality and political participation and also for research on income inequality and distributional public policy.

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“…Therefore, an analysis of the perception of social positions is crucial. From an empirical point of view, the criteria for the assessment of inequalities are usually oriented towards norms that are relative or relational and allow comparisons with categories of people who are, in social terms, not too far removed from each other (Panning, ).…”

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Social Inequalities Through the Lens of Social Protection: Notes on the Transnational Social Question

Faist

Bilecen

2014

Population Space and Place

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This concluding article to our special issue places the linkage of social protection and social inequalities in a broader context, namely the transnational social question in Europe and its periphery. The transnational social question pertains to the perception of social inequalities as illegitimate and to their politicisation. In so doing, this article also draws preliminary conclusions, based upon the main findings of the contributions in this special issue, with respect to the social protection strategies utilised by migrants and their significant others, both within and across borders. Transnationality as a marker of heterogeneity is of strategic significance for our understanding of the transnational social question, because it reveals the linkages across the fragmented worlds of social protection. In particular, it provides a window into the social mechanisms that underline social protection across borders and how these mitigate old and generate new social inequalities.

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Inequality, Social Comparison, and Relative Deprivation

Cited by 24 publications

References 8 publications

Income Inequality and Property Crime

Income Inequality and Property Crime

The Economic Roots of External Efficacy: Assessing the Relationship between External Political Efficacy and Income Inequality

Social Inequalities Through the Lens of Social Protection: Notes on the Transnational Social Question

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