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The Process of Causal Attribution of Poverty: Preliminary Results of a Survey in Italy

Year: 2010

Type: preprint

Abstract: This study examines causal attributions for poverty and wealth to better understand people's perspectives. According to the literature, three primary attributions are identified, based on whether poverty (or wealth) is ascribed to individual, structural, or mixed factors. The data analyzed are from a 2008 study conducted on 2,000 participants in Italy. A Principal Component Analysis identified three components related to external, internal, and fatalistic attributions of poverty and wealth phenomena. Subsequent analyses revealed significant relationships between attributions and factors such as economic status (actual or perceived), sex, education level, political orientation, and media usage.

Source: SSRN Electronic Journal

Authors: Maurizio Norcia, Angelita Castellani, Antonella Rissotto

Institutions: National Research Council, Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies

Language: English

Topic: Income, Poverty, and Inequality

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: No poverty, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1540559565

Cites: 35

Cited by: 8

Related to: 10