Browsing School of Applied Social Sciences by Subject "ideology"
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Education, Citizenship and Cuban Identity
(Book)This book explores how Cuba’s famously successful and inclusive education system has formed young Cubans’ political, social, and moral identities in a country transfigured by new inequalities and moral compromises made in ... -
‘I don’t think there is any moral basis for taking money away from people’: using discursive psychology to explore the complexity of talk about tax
(Article)The increasing recognition of the negative impact of income inequality has highlighted the importance of taxation which can function as a redistributive mechanism. Previous critical social psychological research found that ... -
The just world hypothesis as an argumentative resource in debates about unemployment benefits
(Article)The concept of the “just world” is established as a key explanation for how people make sense of inequality so that those deemed to score high in belief in a just world are more likely to hold prejudicial beliefs and to ... -
Meritocracy
(Book chapter)Meritocracy is the idea that success is based upon the merit and effort of an individual, rather than any other social factors such as class, race or gender. Success is therefore attributed to effort and ability whereas ...