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The wealth paradox : economic prosperity and the hardening of attitudes / Frank Mols, University of Queensland, Australia, Jolanda Jetten, University of Queensland, Australia

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017

1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 222 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Englisch

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Jul 2017)

978-1-139-94217-1 ( : ebook)

978-1-107-07980-9 (ISBN der Printausgabe); 978-1-107-43913-9 (ISBN der parallelen Ausgabe)

OCoLC: 1005866911     

Elektronische Ressource: Zugang über Resolving-System (Lizenzangabe: Lizenzpflichtig)

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.1017/9781139942171

HC79.W4

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LOC-SH: Discrimination ; Toleration ; Social stratification ; Rich people -- Attitudes ; Wealth -- Social aspects

Wealth ; Social aspects ; Rich people ; Attitudes ; Social stratification ; Toleration ; Discrimination

The West is currently in the grip of a perfect storm: a lingering economic recession, a global refugee crisis, declining faith in multiculturalism, and the rise of populist anti-immigration parties. These developments seem to confirm the widely held view that hardship and poverty lead to social unrest and, more specifically, scapegoating of minorities. Yet in this provocative new book, Mols and Jetten present compelling evidence to show that prejudice and intergroup hostility can be equally prevalent in times of economic prosperity, and among more affluent sections of the population. Integrating theory and research from social psychology, political science, sociology, and history, the authors systematically investigate why positive factors such as gratification, economic prosperity, and success may also fuel negative attitudes and behaviours. The Wealth Paradox provides a timely and important re-evaluation of the role that economic forces play in shaping prejudice

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Recognising the elephant -- Tracing the origins of "harsh times" assumptions -- Empirical evidence for the "harsh times producing hard attitudes" hypothesis -- Rethinking the relationship between wealth and tolerance: national, regional and local trends -- Development aid, charitable giving and economic prosperity -- The relative nature of wealth -- Towards and explanation of the wealth paradox: introducing social identity theorising -- The wealth paradox explained -- The missing link: crafty politicians galvanizing latent sentiments