Class and Time-Based Subjective Inequality Wealth Forecast

• Main Author: Duvoux, Nicolas
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Routledge 2025; Taylor & Francis; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology
• Subjects: class; economic inequality; economic opportunities; economic sociology; empirical case studies; Equality; Equality-History-21st century; feelings; income; inequality; insecurity; material conditions; Pierre Bourdieu; power; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Research and information: general; Research methods: general; security; social class; Social classes; Social classes-History-21st century; Social groups, communities and identities; social inequality; Social theory; Society and culture: general; Society and Social Sciences; Sociology; Sociology and anthropology; subjective indicators; Subjectivity; Subjectivity-Social aspects; Time perspective; Time perspective-Social aspects; wealth; wealth; income; subjective indicators; economic opportunities; sociology; social class; material conditions; social inequality; economic sociology; empirical case studies; inequality; security; Pierre Bourdieu; economic inequality; social theory; power; insecurity; class; feelings
• ISBN: 9781032913445; 1032913444; 103273972X; 9781032739724; 9781040329078; 9781003562719; 100356271X; 1040329071; 1040329217; 9781040329214
• DOI: 10.4324/9781003562719

Challenging the inference in social science that taking subjectivity into account somehow conflicts with approaches that emphasize the reality of the material conditions of existence, this book shows how subjective perceptions of one's future can help to capture class and inequality, considering the extent to which material conditions (such as wealth, income, and power) are revealed by subjective indicators. That is to say, to take the full measure of social inequality, "feels like" economic opportunities matter: subjectivity, when considered as temporal and closely linked with material conditions of existence, helps us apprehend social constraints. By presenting three empirical case studies that encompass both qualitative and quantitative methods, the author not only elaborates on arguments in Bourdieu's early and relatively unknown works but also demonstrates the importance of sense of security and insecurity as markers of class inequality. An original analysis of wealth that deepens and enriches the study of class inequality, Class and Time-Based Subjective Inequality highlights the relevance of a dynamic and absolute definition of subjective inequality for capturing marginalized positions. It will, therefore, appeal to scholars of sociology, economics, and politics with interests in social theory, contemporary inequalities, and social class.