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Friends on the Dole: Social Networks, Vicarious Economic Distress, and Support for Social Welfare Spending

Friends on the Dole: Social Networks, Vicarious Economic Distress, and Support for Social Welfare... International Journal of Public Opinion Research Vol. 29 No. 1 2017 The Author 2015 . Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The World Association for Public Opinion Research. All rights reserved. doi:10 .1093 /ijpor/edv803 Advance Access publication 6 October 2015 RESEARCH NOTE Friends on the Dole: Social Networks, Vicarious Economic Distress, and Support for Social Welfare Spending Benjamin J. Newman and Clifford D. Vickrey Department of Political Science, University of Connecticut, USA A large body of scholarly literature exists that analyzes the effect of economic distress on public opinion. This literature, however, primarily focuses on the effect of citizens’ personal economic situation or national economic conditions (Brody & Sniderman, 1977 ; Carey & Lebo, 2006 ; Kinder & Kiewiet, 1979 ; 1981 ; Markus, 1992 ; Schlozman & Verba, 1979 ). As noted by Mondak, Mutz, and Huckfeldt (1996 ), ‘‘personal eco- nomic experience and perceptions of national economic well-being are only two points along a broad continuum; in between an individuals’ immediate life space and his or her perceptions of national conditions is a broad middle ground consisting of percep- tions of successively larger collectives with whom people may interact’’ (p. 250 ). Within this broad http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Public Opinion Research Oxford University Press

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International Journal of Public Opinion Research Vol. 29 No. 1 2017 The Author 2015 . Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The World Association for Public Opinion Research. All rights reserved. doi:10 .1093 /ijpor/edv803 Advance Access publication 6 October 2015 RESEARCH NOTE Friends on the Dole: Social Networks, Vicarious Economic Distress, and Support for Social Welfare Spending Benjamin J. Newman and Clifford D. Vickrey Department of Political Science, University of Connecticut, USA A large body of scholarly literature exists that analyzes the effect of economic distress on public opinion. This literature, however, primarily focuses on the effect of citizens’ personal economic situation or national economic conditions (Brody & Sniderman, 1977 ; Carey & Lebo, 2006 ; Kinder & Kiewiet, 1979 ; 1981 ; Markus, 1992 ; Schlozman & Verba, 1979 ). As noted by Mondak, Mutz, and Huckfeldt (1996 ), ‘‘personal eco- nomic experience and perceptions of national economic well-being are only two points along a broad continuum; in between an individuals’ immediate life space and his or her perceptions of national conditions is a broad middle ground consisting of percep- tions of successively larger collectives with whom people may interact’’ (p. 250 ). Within this broad

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