Perceived pension injustice: A multidimensional model for two most‐different cases. (7th June 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sabbagh, Clara; Vanhuysse, Pieter
• Is Part Of: International journal of social welfare. Volume 23:Number 2(2014:Apr.)
• Page Start: 174
• Page End: 184
• Publication Date: 2013-06-07
• Subjects: Social service -- Periodicals; Public welfare -- Periodicals; Social service -- Scandinavia -- Periodicals; Public welfare -- Scandinavia -- Periodicals; 361
• DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.12047
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1369-6866

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>This article analyses a nationally representative sample of 3, 000 respondents from the 2006 wave of the International Social Justice Project to investigate the determinants of citizens' perceptions of the <italic>injustice</italic> of their country's prevalent pension system. We studied two 'most‐different' cases: Israel, a relatively new democracy and demographically young society, and Western Germany, an established democracy and demographically older society. We found that age is negatively associated, and social status positively associated, with reported levels of PPI. Moreover, PPI is higher both when citizens lack intra‐familial social solidarity and when they more strongly endorse pro‐state welfare attitudes. At the same time, there are distinct culture‐specific patterns in PPI, such as the stronger effect of subjective class position and pro‐social family norms in Israel. We explain these by reference to the institutional characteristics of the Israeli pension system and the particularly dominant normative position of the family in Israeli‐Jewish culture.</p> </abstract>