Economic segregation is associated with reduced concerns about economic inequality.
Journal
Nature communications
ISSN: 2041-1723
Titre abrégé: Nat Commun
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101528555
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 Jul 2024
05 Jul 2024
Historique:
received:
17
03
2023
accepted:
18
06
2024
medline:
6
7
2024
pubmed:
6
7
2024
entrez:
5
7
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Economic segregation is the geographical separation of people with different economic means. In this paper, we employ an archival study of attitudes in regions with varying degrees of economic segregation and a series of experimental studies measuring reactions to hypothetical levels of segregation to examine how segregation affects concerns about inequality. Combining correlational and experimental methods and examining attitudes about economic inequality in both the United States and South Africa, we show that when individuals of different means are segregated from each other, people are less likely to engage in economic comparisons and are therefore less concerned by inequality. Moreover, we find that this is true even when people are exposed to (and are aware of) the same levels of inequality, suggesting that segregation in and of itself affects attitudes about inequality. Our findings highlight the importance of economic segregation in shaping public attitudes about organizational and societal economic inequality.
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pubmed: 38969674
doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-49778-w
pii: 10.1038/s41467-024-49778-w
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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IM
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© 2024. The Author(s).
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