Networked inequality: The role of changes in network heterogeneity and network size in attitudes towards inequality

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dc.contributor.authorPlaza, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorBeck Villarroel, Guillermo Ignacio
dc.contributor.authorIturra-Sanhueza, Julio
dc.contributor.authorOtero, Gabriel
dc.contributor.authorMuñoz, Benjamín
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-29T19:38:14Z
dc.date.available2025-10-29T19:38:14Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.description.abstractExisting research on attitudes towards inequality has predominantly focused on individual class or socioeconomic position, with little attention paid to the role of personal networks. The limited existing research has primarily focused on the influence of specific class ties, while overlooking a crucial dimension: network size. Moreover, the lack of quantitative data containing information about socioeconomic standing, network configuration and attitudes over time for a group of the same individuals has hindered the accurate testing of the influence of personal networks on attitudes towards inequality. To address these gaps, the main goal of this paper is to examine the extent to which changes in the size and heterogeneity of acquaintanceship networks affect attitudes towards inequality in Chile – a country with high levels of income and wealth inequality. We utilise quantitative data from two waves (2016–2018) of a representative panel survey for the urban Chilean population, provided by the Chilean Longitudinal Social Survey (ELSOC). Our cross-sectional analyses indicate that network heterogeneity and network size both enhance perceptions of income inequality and preferences for equality, while decreasing perceptions of meritocracy. In the fixed effects regression models, however, network size is more closely linked to an increased perception of inequality, while network heterogeneity is more strongly associated with greater preferences for equality. Moreover, increases in network size tend to reduce meritocratic perceptions. These findings suggest that network size and network heterogeneity are complementary network characteristics in explaining attitudes towards inequality.
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2025-10-29
dc.format.extent19 páginas
dc.fuente.origenORCID
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.socnet.2025.07.008
dc.identifier.issn0378-8733
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2025.07.008
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/106396
dc.information.autorucInstituto de Sociología; Beck Villarroel, Guillermo Ignacio; S/I; 1014178
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido completo
dc.pagina.final45
dc.pagina.inicio27
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.
dc.revistaSocial Networks
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.rights.licenseAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectPersonal networks
dc.subjectSocial influence
dc.subjectSocial class
dc.subjectPreferences for redistribution
dc.subjectLatin America
dc.subjectNSUM
dc.subject.ddc300
dc.subject.deweyCiencias socialeses_ES
dc.subject.ods10 Reduced inequalities
dc.subject.ods01 No poverty
dc.subject.odspa10 Reducción de las desigualdades
dc.subject.odspa01 Fin de la pobreza
dc.titleNetworked inequality: The role of changes in network heterogeneity and network size in attitudes towards inequality
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen84
sipa.codpersvinculados1014178
sipa.trazabilidadORCID;2025-10-27
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