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SUMMARY:Perceived inequality and the strive for standardization - Alessand
 ra Basso (University of Cambridge)
DTSTART:20221102T130000Z
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CONTACT:Jacob Stegenga
DESCRIPTION:Social scientists are increasingly interested in studying lay 
 perceptions of inequality\, that is\, people's beliefs about the extent of
  inequality in society. It is thought that subjective perception better ex
 plains the societal consequences of inequality than measurements of inequa
 lity which are objective but hardly accessible to the general public.\n\nT
 he empirical investigation of perceived inequality\, however\, has produce
 d largely heterogeneous results\, with no clear correlation identified bet
 ween perceived inequality and social consequences such as demand for redis
 tribution. To make progress\, it is argued\, the literature needs a clear 
 conceptualization of perceived inequality and a standardized framework for
  measuring it.\n\nI challenge this claim. This paper questions two assumpt
 ions underlying the standardized approach to measuring perceived inequalit
 y: first\, that perceived inequality\, when correct\, should approximate m
 easurements of actual inequality\; and second\, that perceptions can be st
 udied independently of people's normative views about inequality. By quest
 ioning these assumptions\, I suggest that the notion of perceived inequali
 ty does not allow for broad standardizations.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 2\, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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