Relative Standing and Political Participation

IF 2.8 2区社会学 Q1 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

Social Indicators Research Pub Date : 2024-07-09 DOI:10.1007/s11205-024-03383-y

Tina Fransman, Marisa von Fintel

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Abstract

The significance of absolute income has consistently been highlighted in the literature as an important factor shaping individuals’ propensity to engage in political participation. However, considerably less research has been done on the relationship between relative income and individuals’ propensity to engage in both conventional and unconventional forms of political participation. Using relative income to quantify relative standing, this paper explores the relationship between relative standing and political participation in South Africa. Results show that individuals’ relative standing had a divergent relationship with their propensity to engage in voting and protest. More specifically, the results showed that South Africans with a higher relative standing, i.e., those who experienced relative privilege were more likely to engage in voting, while those with a lower relative standing, i.e., those who experienced relative deprivation, were more likely to engage in protest participation.

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相对地位与政治参与

文献中一直强调绝对收入是影响个人政治参与倾向的重要因素。然而，关于相对收入与个人参与常规和非常规政治参与倾向之间关系的研究却少得多。本文利用相对收入量化相对地位，探讨了南非相对地位与政治参与之间的关系。结果显示，个人的相对地位与其参与投票和抗议的倾向之间存在着不同的关系。更具体地说，结果表明，相对地位较高的南非人，即享有相对特权的南非人，更有可能参与投票，而相对地位较低的南非人，即相对贫困的南非人，更有可能参与抗议活动。

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Social Indicators Research Multiple-

CiteScore

6.30

自引率

6.50%

发文量

174

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