The undeserving rich : American beliefs about inequality, opportunity, and redistribution /
McCall, Leslie,1964-author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-292) and index.
1. Introduction: thinking about income inequality -- 2. Beyond the opposition between opportunity and inequality: theories of beliefs about inequality from the nineteenth century to the present -- 3. The emergence of a new social issue: media coverage of income inequality and social class in the United States, 1980-2010 -- 4. American beliefs about income inequality: what, when, who, and why -- 5. Why do Americans care about income inequality? The role of opportunity -- 6. Social policy preferences in the era of rising inequality -- 7. Conclusion: a new era of beliefs about inequality.
Income distribution
Equality