Stéttavitund Íslendinga í kjölfar efnahagshruns
The purpose of this paper is to tap Icelanders' class awareness in the wake of the 2008 economic collapse, using recent Icelandic survey data and 2005 World Values Survey data. The data are analyzed using a synthesis of Weber's theory of class and reference group theory. Contrary to popula...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:ea3ec2d44a5042998e8487f1b5324600 2023-05-15T16:47:22+02:00 Stéttavitund Íslendinga í kjölfar efnahagshruns Guðmundur Ævar Oddsson 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/ea3ec2d44a5042998e8487f1b5324600 IS ice Icelandic Sociological Association http://www.thjodfelagid.is/index.php/Th/article/view/10/3 https://doaj.org/toc/1670-875X https://doaj.org/toc/1670-8768 1670-875X 1670-8768 https://doaj.org/article/ea3ec2d44a5042998e8487f1b5324600 Íslenska þjóðfélagið: The Icelandic Society, Vol 1, Iss 1, Pp 5-26 (2010) Class awarness economic collapse class position middle class Iceland Social sciences (General) H1-99 article 2010 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T03:53:58Z The purpose of this paper is to tap Icelanders' class awareness in the wake of the 2008 economic collapse, using recent Icelandic survey data and 2005 World Values Survey data. The data are analyzed using a synthesis of Weber's theory of class and reference group theory. Contrary to popular belief, Icelanders are class-aware. Most recognize and understand class terms, and are willing to assign themselves to a class. Icelanders also have fairly strong awareness of their class position, evidenced by a strong relationship between subjective class and economic class, on the one hand, and subjective class and class indicators, on the other. Consistent with reference group theory, a subjective ''middle class'' tendency is revealed across the class structure. Icelanders also have more of a ''middle class'' view of their class position and see it, on average, as higher than people in most other countries. Lastly, this article is meant to help reinvigorate class analysis in Iceland. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
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The purpose of this paper is to tap Icelanders' class awareness in the wake of the 2008 economic collapse, using recent Icelandic survey data and 2005 World Values Survey data. The data are analyzed using a synthesis of Weber's theory of class and reference group theory. Contrary to popular belief, Icelanders are class-aware. Most recognize and understand class terms, and are willing to assign themselves to a class. Icelanders also have fairly strong awareness of their class position, evidenced by a strong relationship between subjective class and economic class, on the one hand, and subjective class and class indicators, on the other. Consistent with reference group theory, a subjective ''middle class'' tendency is revealed across the class structure. Icelanders also have more of a ''middle class'' view of their class position and see it, on average, as higher than people in most other countries. Lastly, this article is meant to help reinvigorate class analysis in Iceland. |
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