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Equality in America : the view from the top

Sidney Verba (Author), Gary R. Orren (Author)
Verba and Orren dissect American attitudes toward equality by placing those beliefs in historical context and demonstrating a relationship between political and economic equality. The book is based on a study of leaders from all significant sectors of American society.
Print Book, English, 1985
Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1985
x, 334 pages : graphs ; 24 cm
9780674259607, 9780674259614, 0674259602, 0674259610
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Egalitarian dilemmas
The two hundred years' war
The leaders
Accord and discord
A common language of equality
Group positions
Political parties
Equality of income
Equality of influence
Economics and politics
Equality in perspective
Appendix A. Sampling opinion
Appendix B. Factor analysis
Appendix C. Testing for group-specific structure
Appendix D. Scale construction and group differences
Appendix E. Leadership questionnaire