What predicts perceived economic inequality? The roles of actual inequality, system justification, and fairness considerations

Volume: 61, Issue: 1, Pages: 19 - 36
Published: May 31, 2021
Abstract
Past studies have mostly focused on investigating actual economic inequality with less work devoted to understanding perceived economic inequality and its antecedents. However, numerous studies have shown that perceived inequality is a strong predictor of psychological, political, and social outcomes and hence is an important outcome in and of itself. This paper aims to identify the socioecological (i.e., actual inequality) and psychological...
Paper Details
Title
What predicts perceived economic inequality? The roles of actual inequality, system justification, and fairness considerations
Published Date
May 31, 2021
Volume
61
Issue
1
Pages
19 - 36
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