The Edge
#36 Normalizing Inequality with G. Cristina Mora and Tianna S. Paschel
It's hardly news that California's income gap is among the widest in the country. But how do Californians make sense of economic inequality? Berkeley sociologists G. Cristina Mora and Tianna S. Paschel investigated how the Los Angeles and Central Valley middle class—those who “feel the promise and precarity of California most acutely”—thinks about this gnawing gap, and what stories help them justify it. Further reading: G. Cristina Mora and Tianna S. Paschel’s book , Normalizing Inequality: How Californians Make Sense of the Growing Divide CalMatters interview : “They asked 6,000 Californians about inequality and learned how we live with it” This episode was written and hosted by Nathalia Alcantara and Leah Worthington, and produced by Coby McDonald. Special thanks to Pat Joseph, G. Cristina Mora, and Tianna S. Paschel. Art by Michiko Toki and original music by Mogli Maureal. Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions. Support the show
