Entry:
Haller, Max and Hoellinger, Franz, "Meritocracy and Welfare State as Ideologies of Social Equality: A Comparison of Attitudes in Western Germany and the United States," Working Paper No. 1, Institute for Sociology of Karl-Franzens, University of Graz, 1986.
Abstract:
The United States has gone farther toward the realization of a "meritocratic society" than West Germany.
GSS Years:1984
Other Data Sets:
ALLBUS 1984
|
GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
|
|
Variable Name |
Variable Label |
|
|
|
| EQUAL1 |
EVERYONE SHOULD LOOK OUT FOR SELF |
| EQUAL2 |
BUSINESS PROFITS BENEFIT ALL |
| EQUAL3 |
GOVT SHLD INSURE JOBS AND STABLE PRICES |
| EQUAL4 |
RESPONSIBILITY OF GOVT TO MEET NEEDS |
| EQUAL5 |
SOCIAL WELFARE BENEFITS ARE DISINCENTIVE |
| EQUAL6 |
ONE IS ABLE TO LIVE WELL IN AMERICA |
| EQUAL7 |
BUSINESS PROFITS ARE DISTRIBUTED FAIRLY |
| EQUAL8 |
SOCIAL STANDING DUE TO ABILITY |
| USCLASS1 |
TRADITIONAL CLASS DIVISIONS STILL REMAIN |
| USCLASS2 |
ACHIEVEMENT DEPENDS ON FAMILY BACKGROUND |
| USCLASS3 |
ACHIEVEMENT DEPENDS ON EDUC AND ABILITY |
| USCLASS4 |
ONES OWN EFFORTS DONT COUNT |
| USCLASS5 |
PERSONAL INCOME NOT DETERMINED BY WORK |
| USCLASS6 |
DIFFERENCES IN CLASS ARE AN INCENTIVE |
| USCLASS7 |
DIFFERENCES IN CLASS REFLECT OWN EFFORT |
| USCLASS8 |
SOCIAL DIFFERENCES ARE ACCEPTABLE |