{"product_id":"class-attitudes-in-america-sympathy-for-the-poor-resentment-of-the-rich-and-political-implications-hardback-9781108426985","title":"Class Attitudes in America; Sympathy for the Poor, Resentment of the Rich, and Political Implications (Hardback) 9781108426985","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eClass Attitudes in America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSympathy for the Poor, Resentment of the Rich, and Political Implications\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSympathy for the poor and resentment of the rich are widespread, and they influence Americans' political preferences.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSpencer Piston (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108426985, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 19 April 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages, 43 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.7 x 1.9 cm, 0.47 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Piston's research affirms a broader insight of contemporary political science: Most human beings view politics through the lens of group identity, not ideology … This theoretical framework helps explain why voters in the ANES surveys were less likely to complain about the GOP's indifference to 'inequality', than about the party's undue deference to the rich: Inequality is an ideological abstraction, 'the rich' is a widely resented social group.' Eric Levitz, New York\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book explains a long-standing puzzle in American politics: why so many Americans support downwardly redistributive social welfare programs, when such support seems to fly in the face of standard conceptions of the American public as anti-government, individualistic, and racially prejudiced. Bringing class attitudes into the analysis, Spencer Piston demonstrates through rigorous empirical analysis that sympathy for the poor and resentment of the rich explain American support for downwardly redistributive programs - not only those that benefit the middle class, but also those that explicitly target the poor. The book captures an important and neglected component of citizen attitudes toward a host of major public policies and candidate evaluations. It also explains why government does so little to combat economic inequality; in key instances, political elites downplay class considerations, deactivating sympathy for the poor and resentment of the rich.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: reigning myths about class attitudes\u003cbr\u003e 1. In their own words\u003cbr\u003e 2. A theory of attitudes toward class groups and their political consequences\u003cbr\u003e 3. Attitudes toward the poor and the rich in the United States\u003cbr\u003e 4. Why so many Americans support downward redistribution\u003cbr\u003e 5. The role of political knowledge\u003cbr\u003e 6. Consequences for vote choice\u003cbr\u003e 7. Why don't politicians listen?\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: the path behind and the path forward.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Public opinion \u0026amp; polls [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Public opinion \u0026amp; polls\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Public%20opinion%20\u0026amp;%20polls%20%5BJPVK%5D%22\"\u003eJPVK\u003c\/a\u003e], Political science \u0026amp; theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political science \u0026amp; theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20science%20\u0026amp;%20theory%20%5BJPA%5D%22\"\u003eJPA\u003c\/a\u003e], Population \u0026amp; demography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Population \u0026amp; demography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Population%20\u0026amp;%20demography%20%5BJHBD%5D%22\"\u003eJHBD\u003c\/a\u003e], Social research \u0026amp; statistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social research \u0026amp; statistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20research%20\u0026amp;%20statistics%20%5BJHBC%5D%22\"\u003eJHBC\u003c\/a\u003e], Social classes [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social classes\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20classes%20%5BJFSC%5D%22\"\u003eJFSC\u003c\/a\u003e], Poverty  \u0026amp; unemployment [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Poverty  \u0026amp; unemployment\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Poverty%20%20\u0026amp;%20unemployment%20%5BJFFA%5D%22\"\u003eJFFA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266272252184,"sku":"9781108426985","price":73.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108426985i.jpg?v=1696695098","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/class-attitudes-in-america-sympathy-for-the-poor-resentment-of-the-rich-and-political-implications-hardback-9781108426985","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}