Abstract

Coinciding with a trend of rising economic divides within many countries, scholarly interest in the subject of inequality has grown significantly in the twenty first century. Since its creation in 1987, the Social Inequality module of the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) has evolved into an exceptionally comprehensive country-comparative individual-level database on public beliefs about inequality and socioeconomic conditions. The module stands out among international surveys due to its extensive thematic depth and breadth, along with the long timespan it covers. This provides unique opportunities for charting and monitoring longitudinal trends in social inequality, as well as for conducting comparative analyses aimed at advancing theories that incorporate the national context as an integral part of the explanatory framework. This article describes the content, coverage, and history of the fifth wave of the Social Inequality module (2019). This survey wave was conducted in 34 countries and combines previously fielded topics with new ones that speak to current debates in different areas of inequality research. The fifth wave introduces new questions focusing on anger and unfairness, reducing inequality by market actors, government inefficacy, lived experience of inequality, economic insecurity and deprivation, and social trust.

摘要

与许多国家经济差距不断扩大的趋势相一致，二十一世纪学术界对不平等问题的兴趣显着增长。自 1987 年创建以来，国际社会调查计划 (ISSP) 的社会不平等模块已发展成为一个极其全面的国家比较个人层面数据库，涵盖公众对不平等和社会经济状况的看法。该模块因其广泛的主题深度和广度以及涵盖的时间跨度而在国际调查中脱颖而出。这为绘制和监测社会不平等的纵向趋势以及进行旨在推进将国情纳入解释框架的理论的比较分析提供了独特的机会。本文介绍了第五波社会不平等模块（2019 年）的内容、覆盖范围和历史。这波调查在 34 个国家/地区进行，将之前提出的主题与涉及不平等研究不同领域当前辩论的新主题结合起来。第五波浪潮引入了新的问题，重点关注愤怒和不公平、市场参与者减少不平等、政府效率低下、不平等的生活经历、经济不安全和贫困以及社会信任。