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Social change --- Methods in social research (general) --- Change (Psychology) --- Social surveys --- Changement (Psychologie) --- Enquêtes sociales --- Methodology --- Méthodologie --- #SBIB:303H10 --- #SBIB:303H32 --- #SBIB:303H510 --- #PBIB:2003.3 --- -Community surveys --- Surveys, Social --- Social sciences --- Surveys --- Psychology --- Methoden en technieken: algemene handboeken en reeksen --- Waarneming en participerende waarneming, gecontroleerde observatie, groepsdiscussie (vragenlijsten, interviews, experimenten) --- Methoden sociale wetenschappen: statistische technieken, algemeen --- Research --- Social surveys. --- Methodology. --- Change (Psychology). --- -Methoden en technieken: algemene handboeken en reeksen --- Enquêtes sociales --- Méthodologie --- Community surveys --- Social surveys - Methodology

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The surprising finding of this book is that, contrary to conventional wisdom, global income inequality is decreasing. Critics of globalization and others maintain that the spread of consumer capitalism is dramatically polarizing the worldwide distribution of income. But as the demographer Glenn Firebaugh carefully shows, income inequality for the world peaked in the late twentieth century and is now heading downward because of declining income inequality across nations. Furthermore, as income inequality declines across nations, it is rising within nations (though not as rapidly as it is declining across nations). Firebaugh claims that this historic transition represents a new geography of global income inequality in the twenty-first century. This book documents the new geography, describes its causes, and explains why other analysts have missed one of the defining features of our era--a transition in inequality that is reducing the importance of where a person is born in determining his or her future well-being.

Distribution of income --- Income distribution --- Inequality of income --- Inkomens--Ongelijkheid --- Inkomens--Verdeling --- Inkomensongelijkheid --- Inkomensverdeling --- Inégalité des revenus --- Revenus--Inégalité --- Revenus--Répartition --- Répartition des revenus --- Income distribution. --- 330.56 --- 911.3:33 --- AA / International- internationaal --- 339.21 --- Income inequality --- Distribution (Economic theory) --- Disposable income --- Nationaal inkomen. Volksinkomen. Gezinsinkomen. Vermogensstratificatie. Particuliere inkomens en bestedingen. Armoede. Honger --- Economic geography --- Ongelijkheid en herverdeling van vermogens en inkomens. Inkomensbeleid. --- Geografie --- Sociale geografie --- Maatschappij. --- 330.56 Nationaal inkomen. Volksinkomen. Gezinsinkomen. Vermogensstratificatie. Particuliere inkomens en bestedingen. Armoede. Honger --- Ongelijkheid en herverdeling van vermogens en inkomens. Inkomensbeleid --- Distributive justice. --- Justice --- Social justice --- Wealth --- Moral and ethical aspects

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Social Trends in American Life assembles a team of leading researchers to provide unparalleled insight into how American social attitudes and behaviors have changed since the 1970's. Drawing on the General Social Survey--a social science project that has tracked demographic and attitudinal trends in the United States since 1972--it offers a window into diverse facets of American life, from intergroup relations to political views and orientations, social affiliations, and perceived well-being. Among the book's many important findings are the greater willingness of ordinary Americans to accord rights of free expression to unpopular groups, to endorse formal racial equality, and to accept nontraditional roles for women in the workplace, politics, and the family. Some, but not all, signs indicate that political conservatism has grown, while a few suggest that Republicans and Democrats are more polarized. Some forms of social connectedness such as neighboring have declined, as has confidence in government, while participation in organized religion has softened. Despite rising standards of living, American happiness levels have changed little, though financial and employment insecurity has risen over three decades. Social Trends in American Life provides an invaluable perspective on how Americans view their lives and their society, and on how these views have changed over the last two generations.

Social surveys --- Public opinion --- United States --- Social conditions. --- American South. --- American adults. --- American life. --- American public. --- First Amendment. --- General Social Survey. --- Protestants. --- Republicans. --- Southerners. --- U.S. society. --- adult intelligence. --- behavior. --- blacks. --- conservatism. --- conservatives. --- crime rates. --- education. --- egalitarianism. --- employee well-being. --- equal treatment. --- family income. --- female roles. --- free expression. --- gender roles. --- government programs. --- happiness levels. --- happiness. --- informal social connectedness. --- institutional confidence. --- interpersonal networks. --- job satisfaction. --- job security. --- labor force participation. --- liberals. --- moderates. --- national spending. --- nonconformity. --- organized religion. --- political attitude. --- political conservatism. --- precarious employment. --- public opinion. --- public trust. --- punishment. --- quality of life. --- race. --- racial attitudes. --- racial equality. --- religion. --- religious affiliation. --- religious diversity. --- religious organizations. --- religious rituals. --- social attitudes. --- social networks. --- social order. --- social trends. --- socializing. --- sociopolitical attitudes. --- test performance. --- tolerance. --- unemployment. --- verbal knowledge. --- vocabulary test. --- white Americans.