Entry:

Rasinski, Kenneth A. and Scott, Leslie A., "Culture, Values, and Beliefs About Economic Justice," Social Justice Research, 4 (1990), 307-323.


Abstract:

For Americans, the higher one values effort or has a high income, the more likely one is to believe that profit is equitably distributed. The effect is strongest for the well educated. In contrast, both liberal and conservative values related to judgments of fairness did not vary by education for West Germans.

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

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

USCLASS6

DIFFERENCES IN CLASS ARE AN INCENTIVE

USCLASS7

DIFFERENCES IN CLASS REFLECT OWN EFFORT

USCLASS8

SOCIAL DIFFERENCES ARE ACCEPTABLE

DEGREE

RS HIGHEST DEGREE

INCOME

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME