Bjornsdottir, R Thora Beacon, Elizabeth
Published in
Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006)
People quickly form consequential impressions of others' social class standing from nonverbal cues, including facial appearance. Extant research shows that perceivers judge faces that appear more positive, attractive, and healthy as higher-class, in line with stereotypes associating high class standing with happiness, attractiveness, and better wel...
Devaraj, Vibisha Rose, Anuradha Abraham, Vinod Joseph
Published in
BMC public health
Changes in demography in developing countries haves led to new issues among older rural populations, such as self-neglect which is under researched.Self-neglect identified as poor self-care, unsafe living quarters, inadequate medical care and poor utilization of services increase the odds of morbidity and mortality.Methods Our study was conducted i...
Nelaturi, Prabhudas P Kadamani, Sangeetha Sambandam, Ravikumar
Published in
Addiction & health
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a complex neuropsychiatric disorder indicated by a deterioration in the functioning of hepatocytes. Impaired brain function is observed in advanced alcoholic liver disease particularly manifesting as HE. The pathophysiology of alcohol-related HE remains unclear. Accordingly, this study aimed to assess alcoholism and s...
Dougall, Isla Vasiljevic, Milica Wright, Jack D Weick, Mario
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Social science & medicine (1982)
Meta-reviews synthesising research on social class and mental health and wellbeing are currently limited and focused on specific facets of social class (e.g., social capital) or mental health and wellbeing (e.g., mental health disorders), and none sought to identify mechanisms in this relationship. The present meta-review sought to (1) assess the o...
Binbay, Tolga Erel, Batuhan Set, Rana Tibet Kırlı, Umut Ergül, Ceylan Elbi, Hayriye Alptekin, Köksal
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Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
This paper aims to investigate associations between early childhood and current indicators of socioeconomic inequality and the onset (incident), persistence and progression (increase in severity) of psychotic experiences (PEs) in a longitudinal follow-up of a community-based population. Households in the metropolitan area of Izmir, Turkey were cont...
Bawati, Abrar
A substantial body of literature has found an association between unemployment and health, indicating notable health penalties, particularly for disadvantaged social groups. However, generous unemployment benefits can serve as protective factors, easing financial strain and improving self-assessed health outcomes. While previous research has shown ...
Marbach, Léon van Zanten, Agnès
This article analyses the influence of family and friends on students' higher education plans. Using a Bourdieusian framework, it examines social class and contextual influences on both the structure of students' networks and the content of interactions within them. These are shown to be dependent on the dispositions and capitals of both the studen...
Giraud, Frédérique
Notre contribution montre que les jeux Montessori attirent inégalement les familles et se trouvent ensuite inégalement utilisés (et pédagogisés) dans l’espace des pratiques familiales éducatives. On observe une variation sociale dans les types de jeux achetés et les modalités de leurs appropriations (l’intensité et la diversité de ces pratiques). N...
Leblanc, Julie
A partir d’une ethnographie menée dans deux quartiers populaires, la zone urbaine des Minguettes à Vénissieux et le quartier de Belsunce à Marseille, auprès de 38 femmes, âgées en moyenne de 70 ans, principalement d’origine algérienne, cette thèse analyse les paradoxes relatifs à l’invisibilité sociale des femmes immigrées et âgées qui habitent en ...
Moawad, Jad
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Social science research
The question of whether economic recessions increase or decrease the earnings gap between the working and upper-middle class is debated. We study this issue and examine the Great Recession period using two different analytical strategies: three-level multilevel models and multivariate analysis over time. Based on EU Statistics on Income and Living ...
