Economic sociology
Branch of sociology
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| 2023 |
Socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. used the phrase on Tucker Carlson Tonight, describing the contemporary U.S. economic system as having 'a cushy socialism for the rich and brutal, merciless capitalism for the poor'.
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| 2022 |
Socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor
Economist Yanis Varoufakis critiqued government and central bank responses to financial crises, describing them as 'lavish socialism for capital and harsh austerity for labor'.
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| 2021 |
Social capital
Moshkovitz and Hayat published research highlighting that bridging social capital through weak ties is more likely to provide valuable new information.
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| 2020 |
Social capital
Kislev conducted research exploring the relationship between romantic relationship desire, singleness, and social connections, finding that a lower degree of relationship desire significantly impacts the importance of friendships.
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| 2020 |
Social capital
Robert D. Putnam published an afterword to the second edition of Bowling Alone, arguing that internet and social media expansion was likely accelerating the decline of social capital in the U.S. population since the 1960s.
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| 2019 |
Social capital
Kislev published a study demonstrating that singles have higher social capital following significant changes in marriage's societal status, and experience greater happiness from equal levels of social capital compared to married individuals.
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| 2011 | Economic Sociology and Political Economy (ES/PE) was founded as an online scholarly society to gather researchers interested in economic sociology and related topics. |
| December 10 2010 |
Socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor
Senator Bernie Sanders referenced the phrase during a Senate floor speech against the continuation of Bush-era tax cuts.
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