The Impact Of Income Inequality On Values And Attitudes

Authors

Frederic L. Pryor, Swarthmore CollegeFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-1-2012

Published In

Journal Of Socio-Economics

Abstract

Scholars in several social science disciplines scholars have argued from their respective disciplinary perspectives that income inequality has a considerable impact on economic and social performance of a nation. This essay investigates the possible impact of income inequality on 290 values and attitudes in forty industrial nations from an economic perspective. The results show that inequality has a significant impact on values and attitudes especially concerning religion and the family. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Recommended Citation

Frederic L. Pryor. (2012). "The Impact Of Income Inequality On Values And Attitudes". Journal Of Socio-Economics. Volume 41, Issue 5. 615-622. DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2012.04.022
https://works.swarthmore.edu/fac-economics/195