Material Welfare and Changing Political Preferences: The Case of Support for Redistributive Social Policies
Material Welfare and Changing Political Preferences: The Case of Support for Redistributive Social Policies
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DOI：
10.1093/sf/sot101
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发表时间：
2014-03-01
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影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Pedulla, David S.
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作者：
Owens, Lindsay A.;Pedulla, David S.
政治偏好和物质环境之间的关系激发了社会科学中最活跃的讨论之一。然而，政治偏好在多大程度上是物质环境、稳定的意识形态承诺或它们的某种组合的函数，目前还没有定论。利用来自综合社会调查的新小组数据，我们进一步研究了失业或失去收入是否会影响个人对再分配的偏好。通过使用个人层面的固定效应模型，我们发现再分配的偏好是可塑的，而不是固定的，这与唯物主义观点提供的预测相对应。当个人失业或失去家庭收入时，他们希望得到更多的再分配。最后，我们提供了新的经验见解，进一步社会学理解的力量塑造政治偏好。
The relationship between political preferences and material circumstances has stimulated one of the most vibrant discussions in the social sciences. However, the verdict is still out on the extent to which political preferences are a function of material circumstances, stable ideological commitments, or some combination thereof. Drawing on new panel data from the General Social Survey, we further this debate by examining whether becoming unemployed or losing income affects individuals' preferences for redistribution. Using individual-level fixed-effects models, we show that preferences for redistribution are malleable, rather than fixed, corresponding to predictions offered by a materialist perspective. Individuals want more redistribution when they experience unemployment or lose household income. Ultimately, we contribute new empirical insights that further the sociological understanding of the forces shaping political preferences.