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Espacio Abierto Cuaderno Venezolano De Sociologia, 2014
The relationship among social class-ideology-the vote in Venezuela for the 1998-2006 period is an... more The relationship among social class-ideology-the vote in Venezuela for the 1998-2006 period is analyzed in order to investigate whether the arrival of Chavez in power caused the emergence of class cleavage, and if so, the nature of the latter. Such exploration required determining the correspondence between social class and political values, especially ideology, and how both factors are expressed in the vote. Three national pre-election surveys conducted in 1998, 2000 and 2006 were used as sources. Starting with a reflection on the concept of "social class" and its contextualization in the specificity of Venezuelan society, an operational approach to "social class" was made using the variable "family income level," stratified according to the relationship between the official minimum wage and the basic basket of food and services. Results showed an irregularity of voting in the poorest strata, support for Chavez in the medium-low stratum and voting against Chavez in the medium-high and high strata. The classist voting cleavage defined the vote of the richest, clearly focused on the opposition. Political values begin to connect with social class and show congruence with the vote, suggesting the configuration of a polarization between political identities with ideological content.
Espacio Abierto Cuaderno Venezolano De Sociologia, 2014
The relationship among social class-ideology-the vote in Venezuela for the 1998-2006 period is an... more The relationship among social class-ideology-the vote in Venezuela for the 1998-2006 period is analyzed in order to investigate whether the arrival of Chavez in power caused the emergence of class cleavage, and if so, the nature of the latter. Such exploration required determining the correspondence between social class and political values, especially ideology, and how both factors are expressed in the vote. Three national pre-election surveys conducted in 1998, 2000 and 2006 were used as sources. Starting with a reflection on the concept of "social class" and its contextualization in the specificity of Venezuelan society, an operational approach to "social class" was made using the variable "family income level," stratified according to the relationship between the official minimum wage and the basic basket of food and services. Results showed an irregularity of voting in the poorest strata, support for Chavez in the medium-low stratum and voting against Chavez in the medium-high and high strata. The classist voting cleavage defined the vote of the richest, clearly focused on the opposition. Political values begin to connect with social class and show congruence with the vote, suggesting the configuration of a polarization between political identities with ideological content.