Images of Inequality in Sweden and Britain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9889332 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Scase (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 261-277 |
| Publication date | 1975-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001872677502800305 |
| OpenAlex | W2151469202 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
A number of writers have suggested that the institutions of industrial-capitalism are conducive to the development of false consciousness. This article investigates this claim by reference to a comparative study of attitudes towards the class structure among two groups of English and Swedish workers. It finds that the Swedish workers-compared with the English-have more realistic assessments about patterns of economic rewards but less accurate conceptions of mobility chances. It argues that these attitudes are a consequence-if only partly-of the meritocratic and egalitarian policies of the Swedish labour movement. Hence, it suggests that although capitalist societies may have various ideological and institutional similarities, there are other normative influences which contribute to important differences between them, particularly in terms of the level of workers' consciousness and general social awareness
Capitalism · Class consciousness · Consciousness · Demographic economics · Economics · Ideology · Inequality · Meritocracy · Normative · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Social class · Sociology · Gender Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Psychology · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Social mobility and class structure.
The Affluent worker in the class structure
Family and Social Network (International Behavioural and Social Sciences, Classics from the Tavistock Press)
Class inequality and political order
Social Mobility in Industrial Society
Relative Deprivation and Social Justice
Sources of Variation in Working Class Images of Society
Industrial Man
Comparative Social Mobility
Industrial Man
| Citations per year | 0.02 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1977 - 1977 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |