Educational level and social attitudes: unraveling patterns and methodological considerations

Joaquín Alcañiz-Colomer; Miguel Moya

doi:10.21071/pse.v16i2.17078

Educational level and social attitudes: unraveling patterns and methodological considerations

Título traducido de la contribución: Nivel educativo y actitudes sociales: desentrañando patrones y consideraciones metodológicas

Joaquín Alcañiz-Colomer, Miguel Moya

Departamento de Ciencia Política y Derecho Público

Universidad de Granada (UGR)

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El nivel educativo es una variable fundamental que ha sido ampliamente estudiada en las ciencias sociales. Numerosos estudios han mostrado su relevancia para explicar diferentes actitudes y comportamientos relacionados tanto con el bienestar personal como con el bienestar social. Sin embargo, salvo algunas escasas excepciones, no se ha prestado tanta atención a la forma en la que se mide y operacionaliza esta variable. En este artículo se ilustran los efectos que puede tener la forma de operacionalizar la educación en una serie de variables relevantes para la satisfacción con la sociedad: las actitudes hacia la inmigración (Estudio 1), las actitudes tecnocráticas (Estudio 2), la confianza en la policía (Estudios 3a y 3b) y las actitudes hacia la reducción de la pobreza (Estudio 4). Para ello, empleamos datos de la EVS/WVS. 2017-2022, de la Ronda 10 de la European Social Survey y una muestra nacional representativa española. En este último estudio incluimos una variable novedosa en los estudios relacionados con la educación: la percepción subjetiva del nivel educativo en comparación con el resto de la sociedad. Finalmente, discutimos nuestros resultados y planteamos algunas sugerencias y recomendaciones para las personas interesadas en estudiar los efectos del nivel educativo o introducir este como control en sus análisis

Título traducido de la contribución	Nivel educativo y actitudes sociales: desentrañando patrones y consideraciones metodológicas
Idioma original	Inglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)	21-31
Número de páginas	11
Publicación	Psychology, Society & Education
Volumen	16
N.º	2
DOI	https://doi.org/10.21071/pse.v16i2.17078
Estado	Publicada - 31 jul 2024

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