Inequality, Redistribution, and the Individualism-Collectivism Dimension of Culture

Inequality, Redistribution, and the Individualism-Collectivism Dimension of Culture
Author: Carola Binder
Publisher:
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2017
Genre:
ISBN:

This paper examines the relationship between culture and redistribution, focusing on the individualism-collectivism dimension of culture. Perhaps surprisingly, countries with more individualistic cultures have significantly greater income redistribution and lower levels of after-tax income inequality. This finding also holds when using instruments for individualism suggested by the literature on cross-cultural psychology, including historical pathogen prevalence and linguistic and genetic characteristics, to address reverse causality, and is driven by higher-income countries. In higher income countries, individualism is positively correlated with generalized trust and tolerance of outsiders and negatively correlated with belief in traditional gender roles. In contrast, in lower income countries, individualism is associated with a stronger emphasis on self-reliance and the benefits of competition.

Individualism and Inequality

Individualism and Inequality
Author: Ralph Fevre
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2016-08-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1784716510

A belief in individual self-determination powered the development of universal human rights and inspired social movements from anti-slavery to socialism and feminism. At the same time, every attempt to embed individualism in systems of education and employment has eventually led to increased social inequality. Across the globe individualism has been transformed from a revolutionary force into an explanation for increasingly unequal societies where dissent is largely silent. This book explores the possibility of rediscovering the original, transformative potential of individualism.

Individualism And Collectivism

Individualism And Collectivism
Author: Harry C Triandis
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2018-10-09
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0429968396

This book explores the constructs of collectivism and individualism and the wide-ranging implications of individualism and collectivism for political, social, religious, and economic life, drawing on examples from Japan, Sweden, China, Greece, Russia, the United States, and other countries.

The Culture of Inequality

The Culture of Inequality
Author: Michael Lewis
Publisher: Univ of Massachusetts Press
Total Pages: 252
Release: 1993
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:

Who do America's wars against poverty turn out to be wars against the poor? Why does a nation so committed to fighting crime show such a bad record of combating it and so morbid a fascination with it? Why is American racism so deeply rooted?

Rugged Individualism and the Misunderstanding of American Inequality

Rugged Individualism and the Misunderstanding of American Inequality
Author: Lawrence M. Eppard
Publisher:
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2022-03-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9781611462364

In Rugged Individualism and the Misunderstanding of American Inequality, the authors argue that a culture of individualism in the U.S. limits the pressure politicians face to develop robust social policies. This individualism combines with racism and features of the political ...

Unequal Foundations

Unequal Foundations
Author: Steven Hitlin
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2018
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0190465409

Introduction -- A primer on inequality -- The social scientific study of morality -- The difficulty of studying morality across cultures -- Morality as a measure of society -- The theory of inequality and moral emotions -- Affect control theory: how do cultures draw moral lines? -- Methodology and a description of the data -- Empirical analysis -- Conclusion

Rugged Individualism and the Misunderstanding of American Inequality

Rugged Individualism and the Misunderstanding of American Inequality
Author: Lawrence M. Eppard
Publisher:
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2020
Genre: Equality
ISBN: 9781611462340

"In Rugged Individualism and the Misunderstanding of American Inequality, the authors argue that a culture of individualism in the U.S. limits the pressure politicians face to develop robust social policies. This individualism combines with racism and features of the political system to help perpetuate high levels of poverty and inequality"--

Culture and Inequality

Culture and Inequality
Author: Michele Lamont
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Total Pages:
Release: 2005-12-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780393975222

Culture and Inequality introduces the various ways in which inequality shapes the identity and opportunities of Americans. The phenomenon of inequality is analyzed from the perspective of how groups are represented by the media and other cultural institutions; how Americans view differences between groups; how groups differ in their behavior, attitudes, and lifestyles; and how groups differ in the material and nonmaterial resources to which they have access. The uniqueness of Lamont and Small's approach is that they focus on the cultural dimensions of inequality that are generally neglected. Indeed, the field of stratification is generally organized around a structural perspective that emphasizes the unequal distribution of material resources. Culture and Inequality satisfies the need for a synthetic interpretation that shifts the focus toward the impact of nonmaterial factors in the making of inequality.