In 1958, sociologist August Hollingshead and psychiatrist Fritz Redlich wrote a pioneering book called Social Class and Mental Illness. They began the book with a memorable claim: "Americans prefer to ...

Health inequality is associated with measuring and comparing health outcomes of various groups. Some common parameters of measurement are life expectancy, rate of diseases, and disease-free life ...

In recent years, governments worldwide have expressed concern over rising inequality, eroding social cohesion, and declining ...

During the pandemic, racial and social class inequality increased dramatically, according to this year’s Silicon Valley Pain Index. The annual report by San Jose State University's Human Rights ...

A characteristic of the hegemonic political and media culture of the United States is the near invisibility of social class as a major determinant of power. Race and gender have finally started to ...

Many social and economic factors have a significant impact on one's well-being. Food, water, shelter, education, decent employment, safe working conditions, and so on are all essential for good health ...

Stella Chatzitheochari receives funding from the Leverhulme Trust. We know very little about the inequalities experienced by disabled people in the UK today. My research finds that disabled young ...

Imagine society as a ladder with 10 rungs. Where would you place yourself? That answer reflects your subjective social status—where you see yourself in society. Importantly, this is not necessarily ...