Relative deprivation thesis

The relative deprivation thesis is a theory used to explain the support base of far-right political parties. According to relative deprivation thesis individuals support far-right political parties due to frustrations arising from feelings of relative deprivation compared to comparisons with one's own past or comparisons with a social reference group.^[1]

References

↑ Rydgren, J. (2007) The Sociology of the Radical Right, Annual Review of Sociology, p 247

Theories concerning the drivers of support for extreme-right political parties

Theories	Social breakdown thesis Relative deprivation thesis Modernisation losers thesis Ethnic competition thesis Reverse post-material thesis

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Relative deprivation thesis

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