Relative Deprivation and Social Justice

The significance of the reference group for social-political attitudes and expectations of the standard of living. Topics: Assessment of the development of personal standard of living in comparison over time; perception of the standard of living of other groups or classes and judgement on the justification of differences; attitude to the welfare state and satisfaction with public care; attitude to unemployment benefits and health insurance; career chances and satisfaction with occupational position as well as with income; occupational and regional origins; self-assessment of social class; judgement on government care for the group to which one feels one belongs; desire for more training; preference of manual or non-manual employment for one´s children; class understanding; constancy of personal party preference and characterization of supporters of the most important parties; characterization of the life styles of different groups; possession of assets and residential furnishings; memberships and participation in events. Demography: age (classified); sex; marital status; number of children; ages of children (classified); religious denomination; religiousness; employment; income; size of household; composition of household; head of household; party preference; political orientation; social origins; possession of durable economic goods.