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Soziale Ungleichheit in Deutschland – Wahrnehmung und Wirklichkeit

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Die Mehrheit der Deutschen empfindet die Verteilungsverhältnisse als eher ungerecht und wünscht sich einen stärkeren sozialen Ausgleich. Umfragen deuten allerdings darauf hin, dass das Ausmaß gesellschaftlicher Ungleichheit in Deutschland tendenziell überschätzt wird: Die Mehrheit der Bundesbürger sieht die Gesellschaft als eine Pyramide, mit den meisten Menschen im unteren Bereich. Schichtanalysen identifizieren hingegen eindeutig die Mittelschicht als größte Bevölkerungsgruppe. Auch bei subjektiver Selbsteinordnung stufen sich die meisten Bundesbürger in die Mitte ein, viele mittlerweile auch in höhere Schichten. Nimmt man den abstrakten Wunsch nach Umverteilung genauer in den Blick, sind es dann auch eher diese Gruppen als die unteren Schichten, die von einer Umsetzung der konkreten Umverteilungspräferenzen der Bevölkerung profiteren würden.

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  • Judith Niehues, 2019. "Soziale Ungleichheit in Deutschland – Wahrnehmung und Wirklichkeit," ifo Dresden berichtet, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 27(02), pages 06-11, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:ifodre:v:27:y:2019:i:02:p:06-11
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