Abstract
Abstract The influence of social and individual variables on common attributions of wealth was investigated in a cross-national study. Subjects from three countries (Australia, Britain, and the Federal Republic of Germany) provided data about their (a) free-response explanations of the most common sources of wealth, (b) estimates of income levels necessary for “wealth” and for “a decent life,” (c) attribution judgments for the likely causes of wealth in general, and (d) attributions for wealth of specific targets varied by their class and ethnicity. Results suggested broad cross-national similarities in the major explanatory categories but significant differences in the weights given to them. Attributions were dependent on the national and demographic background of the judges, and reactions to target characteristics (class, ethnicity) were also largely nation specific.
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