Research on social class and generosity suggests that higher-income individuals are less generous than poorer individuals. We propose that this pattern emerges only under conditions of high economic inequality, contexts that can foster a sense of entitlement among higher-income individuals that, in turn, reduces their generosity. Analyzing results of a unique nationally representative survey th...

BACKGROUND There is an increasing prevalence of obesity and metabolic syndrome (MS) in developing countries. It has been shown the relationship between social class and MS in developed countries. The objective of our study was to compare the association of social class with the prevalence of MS in a developing country (Tunisia, region of Cap-Bon) and a developed one (Spain, Canary Islands). M...

The role of socio-economic status (SES) in the development of childhood leukemia remains poorly understood. To elucidate this association, some studies used maternal or paternal education, occupation, or family income as proxies for individual-level SES [2-6]. Other studies have used community-level SES, for example, census tract or ward-based socio-economic characteristics, e.g. income, popula...

This paper considers whether it is still possible to identify a status order in contemporary Britain. We analyse the occupational structure of friendship and present empirical results which show that there is one dimension of this structure that can be plausibly interpreted as reflecting a hierarchy of status. This status hierarchy is gender-neutral, and displays clear continuities with that de...

INTRODUCTION Recent initiatives aim to improve public awareness of health disparities. However, little research has actually documented the US public's awareness of racial/ethnic and socioeconomic health disparities. We sought to determine 1) whether the US public is aware of racial, educational, and income disparities in health, 2) whether awareness differs across these disparity domains, and ...

Using data from the World Values Survey and national-level indicators for 24 modern democracies, we assess the influence of social class and economic inequality on preferences for government responsibility. We improve on previous research by using multilevel models that account for differences in attitudes both within (i.e., over time) and across countries. Our findings are consistent with the ...

Following an unprecedented boom that attracted the label ‘Celtic Tiger’, since 2008 Ireland has experienced the most severe economic and labour market crisis since the foundation of the State. The rapid deterioration in the labour market, alongside stringent austerity measures, had a widespread impact. Considerable debate persists as to where the heaviest burden has fallen. Conventional measure...

Beer Industry Myth: Forty‐four percent of the retail price of beer is now consumed by taxes. Consumer and Public Health Reality: The ʺ44 percentʺ calculation deceptively includes sales tax, federal income and payroll taxes, state and local income, payroll and other levies. The federal excise tax on beer amounts to only about a nickel per drink ‐‐ less than seven percent of the average price of ...

OBJECTIVES To identify patterns of co-occurrence and clustering of 6 common adverse health conditions in 11-year-old children and explore differences by sociodemographic factors. DESIGN Nationally representative prospective cohort study. SETTING Children born in the UK between 2000 and 2002. PARTICIPANTS 11 399 11-year-old singleton children for whom data on all 6 health conditions and so...