Beliefs about Inequality: Americans' Views of What is and What Ought to be (Social Institutions and Social Change)
by James R. Kluegel, Eliot R. Smith
A sociological analysis of Americans' beliefs about economic inequality, fairness, and the social structures that shape public opinion on wealth and opportunity.
About This Book
Beliefs about Inequality explores how Americans perceive economic disparities and what they consider fair distributions of wealth and opportunity.
The book draws on survey data to analyze public opinion regarding the causes and consequences of inequality in the United States.
Authors James R. Kluegel and Eliot R. Smith examine both descriptive beliefs about existing inequality and normative views on what ought to be.
The study situates these attitudes within broader social institutions and changing patterns of American society.
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