James R. Kluegel
Contact Information
- Office: 342C Lincoln Hall
- Phone: (217) 333-0086
- Email: jkluegel@illinois.edu
Field of Study
Social Stratification, Intergroup Relations, Methods
PhD
University of Wisconsin, Madison
About
James Kluegel is Professor of Sociology. His research focuses on the sources and consequences of beliefs about economic inequality, and on intergroup beliefs and attitudes. He examines how beliefs about social justice and social inequality are shaped by personal and societal conditions. Kluegel has served as an Associate Editor of the American Sociological Review and was a member of the General Social Survey Board of Overseers. He was co-principal inverstigator of an NSF grant, "American Perceptions of Justice: An East-West Collaborative Study."
His recent publications include:
- "Opposition to Race-Targeting: Self-Interest, Stratification Ideology, or Racial Attitudes?" American Sociological Review (August, 1993) with Larry Bobo.
- Social Justice and Political Change: Public Opinion in Capitalist and Post-Communist States with David Mason and Bernd Wegener(1995).
- Marketing Democracy: Changing Opinion About Inequality and Politics in East Central Europe with David Mason(2000).
- "Perceived Group Discrimination and Policy Attitudes: The Sources and Consequences of the Race and Gender Gaps" in American Cities in Transition: The Changing Face of Urban Inequality(2000).