Having a Stake in the System: The Sociopolitical Ramifications of Business and Home Ownership

Having a Stake in the System: The Sociopolitical Ramifications of Business and Home Ownership

Using the 1987 NORC General Social Survey, this analysis considers the claim that having a financial stake in the system—owning a business or a home—inclines people to be socially active conservatives. Net of a standard set of sociodemographic variables, ownership is weakly or unrelated to a wide ra...

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Veröffentlicht in:Social science quarterly 1994-09, Vol.75 (3), p.679-686
Hauptverfasser: KINGSTON, Paul W., FRIES, John C.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Business
Business ownership
Conservatism
Control variables
Entrepreneurship
Home Ownership
Houses
Housing
Men
Ownership
Political Attitudes
Political Behavior
Political behaviour
Political sociology
Politics
Proprietors
Relationship
Research Notes
Small business
Social Attitudes
Social engagement
Social research
Sociodemographic Factors
Sociology
Sociopolitical factors
USA
Variable coefficients
Voting
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Zusammenfassung:Using the 1987 NORC General Social Survey, this analysis considers the claim that having a financial stake in the system—owning a business or a home—inclines people to be socially active conservatives. Net of a standard set of sociodemographic variables, ownership is weakly or unrelated to a wide range of indicators of sociopolitical attitudes and behaviors.
ISSN:0038-4941
1540-6237