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Class attitudes in America : sympathy for the poor, resentment of the rich, and political implications / Spencer Piston.
Lippincott Library HC110.I5 P57 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Piston, Spencer, 1979- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Income distribution--Government policy--United States.
- Income distribution.
- Welfare state--United States.
- Welfare state.
- Social classes--United States.
- Social classes.
- Income distribution--Government policy.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 234 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
- Contents:
- Introduction: reigning myths about class attitudes
- In their own words
- A theory of attitudes toward class groups and their political consequences
- Attitudes toward the poor and the rich in the United States
- Why so many Americans support downward redistribution
- The role of political knowledge
- Consequences for vote choice
- Why don't politicians listen?
- Conclusion: the path behind and the path forward.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781108426985
- 1108426980
- 9781108447126
- 1108447120
- OCLC:
- 1006315345
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