TY - JOUR
T1 - Social class and behavior
T2 - Simultaneous class positions yield different amounts of income
AU - Muntaner, Carles
AU - Stormes, James
PY - 1996/10
Y1 - 1996/10
N2 - We used data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics to present preliminary findings on the social class behavior of the poor and general populations in the USA. Analysis supported the notion that individuals are engaged simultaneously in multiple class positions, e.g., self-employed and welfare recipient, that yield different amounts of income. Moreover, no single label or explanation, e.g., "underclass" or "the poor are marginal to the economy," seems appropriate to describe the complexity of the economic behavior of poor individuals.
AB - We used data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics to present preliminary findings on the social class behavior of the poor and general populations in the USA. Analysis supported the notion that individuals are engaged simultaneously in multiple class positions, e.g., self-employed and welfare recipient, that yield different amounts of income. Moreover, no single label or explanation, e.g., "underclass" or "the poor are marginal to the economy," seems appropriate to describe the complexity of the economic behavior of poor individuals.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0030266518&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2466/pr0.1996.79.2.379
DO - 10.2466/pr0.1996.79.2.379
M3 - Article
C2 - 8909059
AN - SCOPUS:0030266518
SN - 0033-2941
VL - 79
SP - 379
EP - 382
JO - Psychological Reports
JF - Psychological Reports
IS - 2
ER -