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Index
Coverpage
Half title
Title page
Imprints page
Dedication
Contents
Figures
Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Reigning Myths about Class Attitudes
Late to Class
A Look Ahead
1 In Their Own Words
How Americans Talk About Class and Politics
Favorable and Unfavorable Mentions of the Poor and the Rich
Subgroups of the Poor and the Rich?
Who Counts as Poor? As Rich?
Conclusion
2 A Theory of Attitudes toward Class Groups and Their Political Consequences
A Curious Omission: Scholarly Neglect of Attitudes toward Class Groups
Theorizing Class Group Attitudes and Their Effects
Sympathy for the Poor
Resentment of the Rich
Distinct Outgroup Attitudes
Why Sympathy and Resentment? Why Not Other Attitudes?
Origins
Conditional Consequences
Data and Measurement
Conclusion
3 Attitudes toward the Poor and the Rich in the United States
How Americans View the Poor and the Rich
Assessing the Validity of Measures of Sympathy for the Poor and Resentment of the Rich
Conclusion
4 Why So Many Americans Support Downward Redistribution
A Puzzling Pattern
Self-Interest?
Principles?
Class Group Attitudes and Public Opinion
If Sympathy for the Poor and Resentment of the Rich Were to Evaporate, What Would Happen to Public Opinion about Redistributive Policy?
Alternative Explanations
Conclusion
5 The Role of Political Knowledge
The Role of Political Knowledge
Initial Test Cases
Why Is the Estate Tax So Unpopular?
Why Is the Home Mortgage Interest Deduction So Popular?
Conclusion
6 Effects of Class Group Attitudes on Vote Choice
Isolating the Effects of Sympathy for the Poor Experimentally
Does Aiding the Poor Help or Hurt Candidates for Public Office?
Why Helping the Poor Benefits Candidates for Public Office
Potential Alternative Explanations
Discussion of Experimental Results
Beyond the Laboratory: Assessing Effects of Class Group Attitudes in Recent Presidential Elections
McCain versus Obama in 2008: Taking Respondents on Their Own Terms Once Again
Obama versus Romney in 2012
“The Surprising Story of the Year”: Sanders’ Deep Run in the 2016 DNC Primary
Conclusion
7 Why Don’t Politicians Listen?
A Democratic Disconnect
Maybe It’s Nobody’s Fault
Maybe the Public is Unwilling to Act
Maybe Politicians Just Don’t Understand
Caught between a Rock and a Soft Place
The Case of the “Death Tax” Frame
The Case of Donald Trump’s Victory in 2016
Conclusion
Conclusion: The Path Behind and the Path Forward
Summary of Findings
Group-Centered Politics
Race, Social Welfare Policy, and Racial Prejudice
Economic Inequality and Unequal Democracy
Leaving Reigning Myths about Class Behind
Roads Not Taken
The Path Forward for Activists
Appendices
Appendix to Chapter 1
Appendix to Chapter 4. Coefficient Tables Corresponding to Figures 4.1 and 4.2 (organized by dataset)
Appendix to Chapter 5
Appendix to Chapter 6
Appendix to Chapter 7
Endnotes
Introduction: Reigning Myths about Class Attitudes
1 In Their Own Words
2 A Theory of Attitudes toward Class Groups and Their Political Consequences
3 Attitudes toward the Poor and the Rich in the United States
4 Why So Many Americans Support Downward Redistribution
5 The Role of Political Knowledge
6 Effects of Class Group Attitudes on Vote Choice
7 Why Don’t Politicians Listen?
Conclusion: The Path Behind and the Path Forward
References
Index
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