Payment problems through a social class lens.
Borrowing is an integral part of most households' economy and is a commonplace to raise one's consumption potential. But it also brings the risk of payment problems. Borrowing, and any subsequent payment problems, has a social class dimension, as social class relates to consumption patterns, wealth...
| Publicado en: | Acta Sociologica (Sage Publications, Ltd.) Vol. 69; no. 2; pp. 257 - 277 |
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May2026
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=196039314&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 196039314 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00016993 RCU jtl: Acta Sociologica (Sage Publications, Ltd.) issn: 00016993 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: May2026 vid: 69 iid: 2 pid: 344 pub: Sage Publications Inc. artinfo: ui: 196039314 10.1177/00016993241309762 ppf: 257 ppct: 20 formats: tig: atl: Payment problems through a social class lens. aug: au: Drange, Ida Bakkeli, Nan Zou affil: Centre for the Study of Professions, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway National Institute for Consumption Research, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway su: Bourdieu, Pierre, 1930-2002 Social classes Consumption (Economics) Wealth inequality Public welfare policy Borrowing capacity Scarcity Repayments sug: subj: Social classes Consumption (Economics) Wealth inequality Public welfare policy Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs) Other Individual and Family Services Emergency and Other Relief Services Borrowing capacity Scarcity Repayments Bourdieu, Pierre, 1930-2002 keyword: life events Payment problems register data social class unsecured debt life events Payment problems register data social class unsecured debt ab: Borrowing is an integral part of most households' economy and is a commonplace to raise one's consumption potential. But it also brings the risk of payment problems. Borrowing, and any subsequent payment problems, has a social class dimension, as social class relates to consumption patterns, wealth and earnings. We apply a Bourdieuan class analysis to investigate differences in the onset of payment problems among the adult Norwegian population, and we investigate whether the social classes have different risk factors for payment problems. We use longitudinal register data and the results show that payment problems are more common among those in the lower classes and in the economic middle classes. Moreover, the economic middle classes are more exposed to payment problems in case of life events that incur income loss. Better knowledge about whom is at risk for payment problems, and under what circumstances, can improve welfare policies. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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