524
Opinions, Policies and Social Inequality: Dynamic Relationships and Effects

Saturday, 21 July 2018: 10:30-12:20
Location: 716B (MTCC SOUTH BUILDING)
RC28 Social Stratification (host committee)

Language: English

In times of retrenchment and liberalization, myriad forms of social inequality have deepened. Generally speaking, this negatively affects the welfare and well-being of large parts of various populations. Despite these social ills, members of the public seem complacent or at least not strongly reactive. Does this mean there is widespread support for liberalization and increasing social inequality? We know little about what causes what between opinion and inequality, and how policy impacts their interplay.

Filling this knowledge gap requires investigations of simultaneous, reciprocal causality between opinion, policy and inequality. In other words, any of the three may function as inputs or outcomes. In this session, we ask for papers that move us toward better understandings of the dynamic relationships between these three social phenomena. Any theory, data, statistics and measurement that disentangles some or all of the linkages between people, policies and stratification are welcome.

Session Organizers:
Nate BREZNAU, Mannheim Centre for European Social Research, Germany and Carola HOMMERICH, Hokkaido University, Japan
Chairs:
Nate BREZNAU, Mannheim Centre for European Social Research, Germany and Carola HOMMERICH, Hokkaido University, Japan
Oral Presentations
524.1
Social Mobility and Demand for Redistribution in Europe. a Comparative Analysis
Antonio M. JAIME-CASTILLO, University of Malaga, Spain; Ildefonso MARQUÉS-PERALES, University of Sevilla, Spain
524.2
Wealth and Preferences for Redistribution
Joseph COHEN, City University of New York, Queens College, USA; Liza STEELE, State University of New York, Purchase, USA
524.3
Effects of Regional Inequality on Political Attitudes: Regional Polarization Accelerated through Aging Population and Globalization in Japan
Naoki SUDO, Department of Political Studies, Gakushuin University, Japan
524.4
Public Opinion, Social Policies and Poverty in Latin American Countries
Alejandra RODRIGUEZ-ESTRADA, BUAP-ICGDE, Mexico; Ricardo VELÁZQUEZ LEYER, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico
524.5
Perceptions of Economic Well-Being and Attitudes Toward Inequality and Redistribution: Evidence from Survey Experiments
Fangqi WEN, New York University, USA; Siwei CHENG, New York University, USA
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