Subjective Inequality and Mobility in Comparative Perspectives I

Monday, 7 July 2025: 11:00-12:45
Location: SJES007 (Faculty of Legal, Economic, and Social Sciences (JES))
RC28 Social Stratification (host committee)

Language: English

This session aims to explore two issues that are usually studied separately: the relationship between subjective experiences of inequality and processes of social mobility in different societies. The effort aims to link these two aspects.

Proposals that examine and search for analytical strategies and methods for causal relationships between subjective inequality and social mobility are welcome. To this end, trigger questions are proposed that highlight elements of analysis relevant to the session, such as to what extent do subjective experiences of inequality converge with mobility or its expectations, or to what extent do class positions shape perceptions of perceived inequality? To what extent and how do education, race, gender and other factors play a role in shaping the relationship between subjective experiences of inequality and social mobility? Is there a relationship between the level of development of countries and the subjective perception of inequality? How does this relate to the level of social mobility? What implications can be derived for public policy?

The inclusion of a comparative perspective in the analysis of these relationships is relevant as it allows us to analyse the results, to analyse variability across different nations or regions, to identify patterns or trends that may go unnoticed in studies applied in a single location, and, finally to contextualise the results.

Session Organizers:
Sandra FACHELLI, Pablo de Olavide University, Spain and Yu XIE, Princeton University, USA
Chair:
Yu XIE, Princeton University, USA
Oral Presentations
Optimistic or Pessimistic? Estimating Social Mobility Beliefs and Related Perceptual Inaccuracy in China
Hania Fei WU, Fudan University, China; Bing WU, Fudan University, China
How to Tax Capital Vs. Labor Income? Individual Perceptions and Preferences
Licia BOBZIEN, Hertie School of Governance, Germany
Preferences Regarding Social Justice in Argentina and Spain: A Comparative Analysis of Stratification Factors and Perception of Inequality.
Ildefonso MARQUES-PERALES, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain; José RODRÍGUEZ DE LA FUENTE, Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani, Argentina
Different Paths, Different Attitudes: How the Socioeconomic Composition of Life Course Social Environments Shapes Perceptions of Inequality and Egalitarian Beliefs
Gonzalo FRANETOVIC, University of Milan, Italy; Renzo CARRIERO, Italy; Simona GUGLIELMI, University of Milan, Italy
Distributed Papers