Evaluating the Inequality Perception of Different Social Classes in the Context of Misrecognition

Abstract

This study aims to describe how different social classes in Turkey perceive inequality through their values regarding economic issues. The study evaluates the agreement of members of different social classes with neoliberal values related to income equality, livelihood, competition, and success through the lens of misrecognition. The study, designed as secondary data analysis research, analyzed data obtained via a survey of 1,441 people between the ages of 18 and 65 within the scope of the seventh wave of the World Values Survey. This study concluded that social classes in different parts of the hierarchy show similar tendencies regarding their values. It was determined that within each class, there are those who hold opposite values. It was also found that classes’ subjective perceptions of their income affect their attitudes toward inequality.