MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'inequality'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:40:54 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181919&cid=t_195326_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F09%2F01%2Fthe-situation-of-the-inequality-getting-inequalitier%2F From PBSNewsHour: Financial gains over the last decade in the United States have been mostly made at the “tippy-top” of the economic food chain as more people fall out of the middle class. The top 20 percent of Americans now holds 84 percent of U.S. wealth, as Paul Solman found out as part of a Making Sen$e series on economic inequality. (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181919 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:34:21 +0100 5181919 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130649&cid=t_195326_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F15%2Fpeeling-the-onion-learning-tips-and-tools-from-the-health-inequalities-scrutiny-programme%2F Title: Peeling the onion: Learning, tips and tools from the Health Inequalities Scrutiny Programme Click or scan to download 'Peeling the onion: Learning, tips and tools from the Health Inequalities Scrutiny Programme' The Skinny: Report from the Centre for Public Scrutiny considering best practice in scrutiny of health inequalities by offering tips and tools from the Health Inequalities Scrutiny Programme. Topics covered are: Scrutiny and health inequalities The health inequalities challenge – and scrutiny Scrutiny and health inequalities – a public health perspective A benchmark for effective scrutiny of health inequalities Key attributes Vision, leadership and drive Community & stakeholder engagement Partnership working Local understanding Being systematic Mon... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130649 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:00:54 +0100 5130649 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130666&cid=t_195326_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F15%2Ftransforming-community-services-transformational-guides%2F Scan or click to download 'Transforming Community Services: Ambition, Action, Achievement Transforming Rehabilitation Services' Title: Transforming Community Services: Ambition, Action, Achievement Transforming Rehabilitation Services The Skinny: Guide for use by frontline clinicians, commissioners and providers a based around a framework of ambition, action and achievement: Clearly setting out your ambition Taking action to deliver the ambition using the best available evidence (high impact changes) Demonstrating and measuring achievement (using quality indicators) The guidance also includes six transformational attributes which practitioners and teams need to demonstrate in order to meet the requirements of the high performing practitioner-partner-leader roles. Publisher: DH ... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130666 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:09:01 +0100 5130666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4975960&cid=t_195326_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F06%2F26%2Fsusan-fiskes-new-book%2F Discussion about (In)Equality,” “The Interior Situational Reaction to Inequality,” (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4975960 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 02:36:47 +0100 4975960 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968593&cid=t_195326_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F06%2F24%2Funequal-juries%2F Wendy Parker posted her article, “Juries, Race, and Gender: A Story of Today’s Inequality” (Wake Forest Law Review, Vol. 46, pp. 209-240, 2011), on SSRN.  Here’s the abstracst. The Civil Rights Act of 1991 was supposed to be a victory for employment discrimination plaintiffs – a dramatic expansion of their rights. Twenty years later, however, we are told that the news for employment discrimination plaintiffs has gone “from bad to worse.” This essay, a reflection on the twenty-year history of the 1991 Act, explores how just how bad it is. In doing so, this essay discovers some optimistic news (but not much): Plaintiffs today are more likely to win at trial than before the 1991 Act. This is likely because of the 1991 Act’s expanded right to a jury trial. Yet,... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968593 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 04:01:35 +0100 4968593 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803394&cid=t_195326_133_f&fid=35095&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAutismsEdges%2F%7E3%2FcyX7jdY3GIg%2Fhappy-mothers-day-2011.html (Source: Autism's Edges) Autism's Edges blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803394 Sun, 08 May 2011 15:07:00 +0100 4803394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4653386&cid=t_195326_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F29%2Fsalms-lecture-tonight%2F Jon Hanson Evening Lecture and Reception On Tuesday, March 29th, Professor Jon Hanson will give a lecture entitled “Law, Psychology, and Inequality” at 6PM in Harvard Law School’s Austin East.  A reception with free food and drink will follow! (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4653386 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 07:00:27 +0100 4653386 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4636414&cid=t_195326_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FHZnOSnDj6Q4%2F By Daniel GriswoldI just read through a new report from the Federal Reserve, “Surveying the Aftermath of the Storm: Changes in Family Finances from 2007 to 2009,” on how the Great Recession of 2007–2009 impacted the balance sheets of American households. The short and unsurprising answer is: very negatively. The average net worth of U.S. households fell by nearly 20 percent between 2007 and 2009. A less intuitive finding was that the more wealthy households took a bigger hit, not just in dollars but in percentage of wealth. As the survey put it, there were “progressively larger decreases at the higher percentiles” of net wealth. The survey also found progressively larger declines in income during the recession. The higher a household’s income in 2007, the steeper the decline on... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4636414 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:47:27 +0100 4636414 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4631522&cid=t_195326_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F25%2Fpsychology-of-inequality%2F Elaine McCardle wrote a terrific review of last month’s Fifth Annual PLMS Conference.  Her article is the spotlight piece on the Harvard Law School website and includes several excellent videos, photos, and links.  Here’s the story. * * * While equality is a fundamental principle of American law and the bedrock of the national psyche, inequality has actually increased in the past four decades in the distribution of wealth, power, opportunity, even health. Yet the topic of inequality has received relatively little attention from legal theorists, and, for the most part, it is ignored in the basic law school curriculum. A conference last month at HLS, “The Psychology of Inequality,” presented by the Project on Law & Mind Sciences (PLMS), stepped into that vacuum, bringi... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4631522 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 04:01:28 +0100 4631522 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4460011&cid=t_195326_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2F10%2Fharvard-womens-law-association-conference%2F Panels Health & Equality There is a burgeoning awareness that access to health care is an equality issue.  With inadequate resources to access basic health services, women around the globe are impaired from functioning at the highest level.  At the same time, health disparities perpetuate other disparities, leaving women who lack these resources behind their counterparts elsewhere.  Women’s reproductive health needs make this question all the more stark.  Our panel brings together leading experts in legal and nonlegal fields, who have a holistic perspective on health that grounds legal answers in community-based approaches. Equality & Economics Economic inequality influences people’s choices and shapes their worldviews.  As such, it is necessary to continually interrogate ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4460011 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 04:01:49 +0100 4460011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4411482&cid=t_195326_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F28%2Fhealth-statistics-quarterly-2009-issue-44%2F This article draws attention to social inequalities in adult female mortality rates regarding specific causes of death across England and Wales in women aged 25-29 between 2001 – 2003 (Available from Fade Library) Filed under: Fade, Mortality Tagged: Death, England, Mortality, Social Inequality, Wales (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4411482 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:02:04 +0100 4411482 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4314062&cid=t_195326_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F05%2Fthe-unequal-situation-of-seperation%2F From Rice News (by Mike Williams): However much people choose to live in a segregated society, the trend is a losing proposition for all. That was the takeaway message delivered by Rice’s Michael Emerson in a presentation to the Houston Association of Hispanic Media Professionals (HAHMP) last week. Members came to campus to hear him discuss select results from the Houston Area Survey, particularly as they relate to housing preferences among blacks, whites and Hispanics. Emerson, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and co-director of the university’s new Institute for Urban Research (IUR), gave a brief summary of segregation in Houston based on the 2000 Census that showed distinct separation between black and white neighborhoods, with Hispanics somewhat more integr... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4314062 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 04:49:32 +0100 4314062 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4281351&cid=t_195326_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F12%2F22%2Fregister-now-for-the-2011-conference%2F The Fifth Law and Mind Sciences Conference: “The Psychology of Inequality” At this year’s conference, leading social scientists and legal scholars will present and discuss their research regarding the  psychological causes and consequences of social inequality. The conference will be held on February 26, 2011 at Harvard Law School.  To register for the conference, click on the image above or here for the online registration. For more information about the conference, click here. (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4281351 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 18:16:19 +0100 4281351 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4258927&cid=t_195326_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F12%2F15%2Fthe-inherited-situation-of-racial-inequality%2F Discussion about (In)Equality,” “The Interior Situational Reaction to Inequality,” “The Situation of Mortgage Defaults,” “The Situation of the Mortgage Crisis,” and “The Interior Situation of Intergenerational Poverty.” (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4258927 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 04:01:14 +0100 4258927 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4162958&cid=t_195326_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F11%2F12%2Fthe-legal-policy-situation-of-continued-inequality%2F Judge Michael Wolff posted his article “Stories of Civil Rights Progress and the Persistence of Inequality and Unequal Opportunity 1970-2010” (forthcoming in William Mitchell Law Review) on  SSRN.  Here is the abstract. * * * In this article, Missouri Supreme Court Judge Michael A. Wolff, who also is distinguished visiting professor at St. Louis University School of Law, outlines the judicial and legislative victories and failures of civil rights advocates over the last forty years at both the federal and state level. He details the reform efforts through personal anecdotes of many of his own cases that he pursued as a legal services lawyer and has seen as a judge. Judge Wolff’s stories focus on the rights that legal services programs fought for and obtained and the battles... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4162958 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 04:01:01 +0100 4162958 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4139294&cid=t_195326_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F11%2F06%2Fthe-political-situation-of-the-economic-inequality%2F In Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer – And Turned Its Back on the Middle Class, Jacob S. Hacker of Yale and Paul Pierson of Berkeley argue that America’s money-addicted and change-resistant political system is at the heart of the enormous and rapidly growing income inequality that they say is undermining America’s economic and political stability. (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4139294 Sat, 06 Nov 2010 04:05:05 +0100 4139294 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4074031&cid=t_195326_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FBEdt1W8SxTA%2F By David BoazI have an interview up at the Britannica blog on libertarianism. Or, as they put it, an interview on libertarianism and abortion, same-sex marriage, and the Tea Party. Multiple questions, to be sure. I responded this way to a question on the inevitable inequalities of capitalism: Inequalities in wealth are inevitable in all economic systems. In fact, the Economic Freedom of the World report finds that the share of national income going to the poorest 10 percent of the population is remarkably stable no matter what the degree of economic freedom in the country (see exhibit 1.9). What does vary is the absolute income of the poorest 10 percent, which is much higher in countries with more freedom (exhibit 1.10). Socialist states had and have huge hidden inequalities of wealth. Di... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4074031 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:20:03 +0100 4074031 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4074036&cid=t_195326_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FMPsPYTCxQs8%2F By Walter OlsonThe union- and trial-lawyer-backed Paycheck Fairness Act, which would greatly expand the scope of lawsuits against private employers alleging gender pay inequality, has run into considerable resistance in Congress. The Bangor Daily News, for example, notes that middle-of-the-road Maine Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, known for their willingness to support some Democratic initiatives, have criticized the PFA as “broad,” “unprecedented,” and costly to employers (Snowe) and as likely to “impose excessive litigation on the small-business community” (Collins). Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), on the other hand, is impatient with all such objections: “If there is litigation in the future, that is minor compared to making sure ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4074036 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:41:33 +0100 4074036 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3961808&cid=t_195326_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fhow-to-succeed-as-a-businesswoman-hint-become-a-man%2F As women, we’re at a great disadvantage in the business world, which has nothing to do with sexism in the workplace or aged white men ruling the top of the corporate ladder. It mostly has to do with the way we smile inappropriately and have limp handshakes. Thanks for the tips, Citibank. via Buzzfeed Post from: BlissTree How to Succeed as a Businesswoman (Hint: Become a Man) (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3961808 Sun, 12 Sep 2010 16:53:03 +0100 3961808 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3750004&cid=t_195326_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F07%2F14%2Fjournal-of-the-american-medical-association-2010-vol-304-no-1%2F This article systematically reviews the accuracy of brief instruments for identifying patients with limited literacy. The article concludes that several single-item questions, including use of a surrogate reader and confidence with medical forms, were moderately effective for quickly identifying patients with limited literacy. An NHS Athens password is required to access this article online, alternatively contact the Library for a copy of this article. Filed under: Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals, Journals Tagged: Communication, Equality, Health Outcomes, Inequalities, Literacy, Social Inclusion, Social Inequality, United States (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3750004 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:28:39 +0100 3750004 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3718472&cid=t_195326_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F07%2F02%2Fa-discussion-about-inequality%2F The following (51 minute) video contains a worthwhile discussion from Agenda about how much inequality is too much. * * * Participants Include: Richard Wilkinson is co-author of The Spirit Level and Professor Emeritus at the University of Nottingham Medical School and honorary professor at University College London. He has played a formative role in international research and his work has been published in 10 languages. He studied economic history at the London School of Economics before training in epidemiology. William Watson is the Chair of the Economic Department at McGill University. Lane Kenworthy is a sociologist at the University of Arizona where he studies the causes and consequences of poverty, inequality, mobility, employment, economic growth, and social policy in the United St... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3718472 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 04:01:23 +0100 3718472 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3710623&cid=t_195326_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F06%2F29%2Fthe-situational-effects-of-inequality%2F Here is an intriguing (40-minute) interview with Richard Wilkinson co-author of the book The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger and co-founder of The Equality Trust. * * * * * * For a sample of related Stiuationist posts, see “The Situational Consequences of Poverty on Brains,” For a sample of related Situationist posts, see “Inequality and the Unequal Situation of Mental and Physical Health,” “The Interior Situation of Intergenerational Poverty,” “Rich Brains, Poor Brains?,” “Jeffrey Sachs on the Situation of Global Poverty,” “The Situation of Financial Risk-Taking,” “The Situation of Standardized Test Scores,” “The Toll of Discrimination on Black Women,” “The Physical Pains of Discrimination,” “The D... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3710623 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:16:48 +0100 3710623 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3699464&cid=t_195326_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fkatie-couric-gloria-steinman-and-jehmu-greene-talk-women-in-media-and-the-workplace%2F We’ve got to balance the slow-jams (even though it was about a hard-core issue) with some serious stuff. Not that it’s uninteresting serious stuff – this video shows a group of smart, powerful women talking about issues that are on our hot list. Katie Couric sat down with Women’s Media Center President Jehmu Greene and Co-Founder Gloria Steinem to talk about the continuing objectification of women in the media and inequality in the workplace, and the family structure. It’s not all bad news though: Greene says that social media is contributing to media literacy among teen girls, and some of them are pushing back against over sexualized images of women in pop culture. But if the lame way women are represented in the media makes you itch for a little levity, don&#821... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3699464 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:41:30 +0100 3699464 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3676635&cid=t_195326_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Ffilm-review-christy-turlington-tackles-womens-health-issues-with-no-woman-no-cry-documentary%2F This post originally appeared on our sister site TheGloss, and was written by TheGloss Editor-in-Chief Lilit Marcus. During the opening sequence of her documentary No Woman No Cry, Christy Turlington admits that she’s led a pretty charmed life, but something happened the day that she gave birth to her daughter and there were complications: “I went from invincible to powerless.” Though Turlington got medical care and both she and her daughter were fine, she realized how fortunate she was to have access to quality maternity care. The experience sent her on a new kind of journey, not only of motherhood but of a mission to learn about maternal health around the world and try to raise awareness about women’s health issues. Her travels took her from Bangladesh to Guatemal... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3676635 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:29:12 +0100 3676635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3346411&cid=t_195326_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F09%2Fthe-social-determinants-of-health-and-the-role-of-local-government%2F Title: The Social Determinants of Health and the Role of Local Government Skinny: Collection of articles assessing what local government can do to tackle the social conditions that lead to health inequalities.  Some of the articles are deliberately challenging and provocative; some of them present a picture of what is already happening in local government; some look to what more local authorities could do, either with additional powers or by using their existing powers and remit. The report challenges and extends current thinking. What makes people healthy and what makes them ill? Using the concept of ‘place’ to understand and reduce health inequalities Embedding health in a vision of ‘Total Place’ Local Government – what does it mean for the frontline? Local p... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3346411 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:35:20 +0100 3346411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3306913&cid=t_195326_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2F25%2Fthe-interior-situational-reaction-to-inequality%2F In this study, we’re starting to get an idea of where this inequality aversion comes from,” he says. “It’s not just the application of a social rule or convention; there’s really something about the basic processing of rewards in the brain that reflects these considerations.” The brain processes “rewards”—things like food, money, and even pleasant music, which create positive responses in the body—in areas such as the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC) and ventral striatum. In a series of experiments, former Caltech postdoctoral scholar Elizabeth Tricomi (now an assistant professor of psychology at Rutgers University)—along with O’Doherty, Camerer, and Antonio Rangel, associate professor of economics at Caltech—watched how t... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3306913 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:21:34 +0100 3306913 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3193662&cid=t_195326_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F21%2F8613%2F Title: Devolution’s impact on low-income people and places Skinny: Explores the key findings emerging from research and seminars across the UK and identifies some of the key challenges in the years ahead if devolution is to make more of an impact on people and places in poverty. Explores trends in social and economic disadvantage as well as policy developments in the following areas: housing and homelessness, employment, neighbourhood regeneration and long-term care for older people. Publisher: Joseph Rowntree Foundation Size of Publication: 20p Published: 13/01/2010 Posted in Grey Literature, Homelessness, Housing, Poverty, Regeneration, Research, Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion Tagged: Devolution, Employment, Homelessness, Housing, Long Term Care, Policy, Poverty, Regeneration, Rese... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3193662 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:10:20 +0100 3193662 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3075453&cid=t_195326_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F10%2Fhealth-statistics-quarterly-2009-no-44%2F Title: Social inequalities in female mortality by region and be selected causes of death, England and Wales, 2001-03 Skinny: Fifth in a series of articles reporting mortality using the final version of the National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC). Reports on social inequalities in female mortality and is the first official compilation of detailed mortality statistics for women based on the NS-SEC. The results demonstrate a strong socio-economic effect on the mortality of women in all regions. (Print subscription held at Fade Library) Posted in Adults, Health Economics, Journals, Mortality, Public Health, Statistical Data Tagged: Mortality, National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC), Social Inequality, Statistics, Women (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3075453 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:09:54 +0100 3075453 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2824178&cid=t_195326_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F23%2Fthe-motivated-situation-of-inequality-and-discrimination%2F Aaron C. Kay, Danielle Gaucher, Jennifer M. Peach, Kristin Laurin, Justin Friesen, Mark P. Zanna, and Steven J. Spencer have recently published their article, “Inequality, Discrimination, and the Power of the Status Quo: Direct Evidence for a Motivation to See the Way Things Are as the Way They Should Be” (97 Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 421– 434 (2009).  Here’s the abstract. * * * How powerful is the status quo in determining people’s social ideals? The authors propose (a) that people engage in injunctification, that is, a motivated tendency to construe the current status quo as the most desirable and reasonable state of affairs (i.e., as the most representative of how things should be); (b) that this tendency is driven, at least in part, by people�... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2824178 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:01:41 +0100 2824178 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2778388&cid=t_195326_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FjerIjbKhW7M%2F Will the President raise taxes on new tires? President Obama will need to decide any day now whether to impose tariffs on lower-end automobile tires imported from China. As my colleague Dan Ikenson has ably argued, the decision will tell us much about whether the president believes trade policy should serve the general interest of all Americans, or whether it is simply a political tool to satisfy key constituencies. Neglected in the news coverage of the pending decision is the impact it could have on consumers. The imported tires targeted by this Section 421 case are of the cheaper variety, the kind that low-income Americans would buy to keep their cars on the road during a recession. If the president decides to impose tariffs, his union supporters will cheer, but “working families’ wi... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2778388 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:15:35 +0100 2778388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2625962&cid=t_195326_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FCxWL-UfNmWo%2F The economics blogosphere has been buzzing about Will Wilkinson’s new paper on income inequality. George Mason University economist Tyler Cowen discusses why social inequality has been falling for some time in the United States: I agree with Will Wilkinson’s point that real social inequality has (mostly) been falling for some time in the United States.  Today many an upper middle class person is plausibly happier than many a billionaire.  Yet most self-made billionaires work very hard to get to that position, which creates a possible tension between cardinal and “observed choice” or “ordinal” metrics of welfare.  Why work so hard for so little?  Presumably many of these billionaires really want to “be there,” even if they are only margina... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2625962 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:10:10 +0100 2625962 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2601952&cid=t_195326_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FFRGntWz8Qg8%2F The public discussion of inequality in the United States, and no doubt elsewhere, is marked by a lack of clarity and care. Few commentators — even among those who are professional economists — speak clearly about what the various measures of economic inequality do and do not tell us. In a new study, Cato scholar Will Wilkinson challenges many common assumptions about equality and political morality that appear again and again in textbooks, media reports, and public discussions. Thinking Clearly about Economic Inequality, Cato Policy Analysis No. 640 (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2601952 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:06:40 +0100 2601952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2473157&cid=t_195326_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F12%2Fhealth-statistics-quarterly-2009-no-42%2F This article reports on a multivariate analysis of risk factors for infant mortality, with specific focus on deprivation and socio-economic status. (Print subscription held at Fade Library) Posted in Journals Tagged: Deprivation, Infant Mortality, Social Inequality (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2473157 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:00:51 +0100 2473157 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2375864&cid=t_195326_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F-I-SgBwHDh0%2F In the latest issue of Forbes, Cornell University economist Robert H. Frank is pushing “A Tax Even Libertarians Can Love.” I hope he wasn’t counting on this libertarian’s support. What he advocates is “replacing the income tax with a progressive tax on spending. …A family’s income minus its savings is its consumption, and that amount minus a large standard deduction — say, $30,000 a year for a family of four — would be its taxable consumption. …Rates would start low, perhaps 20%, then rise gradually with total consumption. …With savings tax-exempt, top marginal tax rates on consumption would have to be significantly higher than current top rates on income.” His concept of “significantly higher” includes tax rates of 100-200% on marginal i... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2375864 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:50:26 +0100 2375864 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1668800&cid=t_195326_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F07%2F30%2Fperceptions-of-racial-divide%2F Sam Sommers has another terrific post (this one titled “Obama and the Racial Divide”) on the Psychology Today blog. Here are some excerpts. * * * [T]he Times poll indicates that a majority of White and Black Americans think progress towards racial equality is being made, but only Whites seem to be getting more optimistic over time regarding the general state of race relations. Why is this? Well, in large part it seems to be the case that Whites and Blacks use different reference points in answering these questions. In a series of research studies, Yale social psychologist Richard Eibach has observed the comparable result that White Americans typically perceive more progress towards racial equality than do Blacks. One reason for this racial gulf is that Whites typically answer t... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1668800 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:53:38 +0100 1668800 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1450463&cid=t_195326_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F18%2Fengines-of-inequality-class-race-and-family-structure-abstract%2F This article reviews the data on these trends, explores their significance, and assesses social scientists’ recent attempts to explain them. The article concludes that society-wide changes in economic conditions or social expectations cannot account for these patterns. Rather, for reasons that are poorly understood, cultural disparities have emerged by class and race in attitudes and behaviors surrounding family, sexuality, and reproduction. These disparities will likely fuel social and economic inequality and contribute to disparities in children’s life prospects for decades to come. 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