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Social Inequality

, 2019
In this course we will analyze social inequality in groups and society. We will investigate why inequality occurs, its consequences for individuals, groups and societies, how systems of social stratification operate, and how individuals attain status ...
Charles E. Hurst, Heather M. Fitz Gibbon, A. Nurse   +2 more
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Social inequalities in cancer survival [PDF]

Population Studies, 2000
Social differentials in survival from 12 common types of cancer are assessed by estimating an additive-multiplicative hazard model on the basis of individual register and census data for the whole Norwegian population. The excess all-cause mortality among cancer patients compared with similar persons without a cancer diagnosis is significantly related ...
openaire   +4 more sources

Pathways and pitfalls: a qualitative study of student experiences in biomedical science education

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Biomedical science students from underrepresented backgrounds face barriers including financial strain, disrupted laboratory access and cultural exclusion. Peer networks provide vital support when institutional systems are difficult to navigate. To create inclusive learning environments and achieve academic success, educators should blend active, hands‐
Olivia J. Russell, Cassy Ross, Panagiota S. Filippou, Bruno Silvester Lopes, Dominic Gilchrist, Paul Dean, Kamar Ameen‐Ali, Tora K. Smulders‐Srinivasan, Ahmad A. Khundakar   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inflation, Inequality, and Social Conflict [PDF]

IMF Working Papers, 2006
This paper presents and then tests a political economy model to analyze the observed positive relationship between income inequality and inflation. The model's key features are unequal access to both inflation-hedging opportunities and the political process.
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The subversive nature of inequality: Subjective inequality perceptions and attitudes to social inequality

European Journal of Political Economy, 2019
This paper shows that higher levels of perceived wage inequality are associated with a weaker (stronger) belief into meritocratic (non-meritocratic) principles as being important in determining individual wages.
A. Kuhn
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sex Representation in US Stroke Clinical Trials: A Decade of Trends and Challenges

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Stroke remains a major cause of disability and mortality in the US, with significant sex‐based disparities, and females remain underrepresented in stroke clinical trials. We aimed to examine sex representation in US‐based stroke clinical trials, identify trial characteristics associated with higher female enrollment (≥ 50%), and ...
Chaitali Dagli, Mudasir Andrabi, Tova Cohen, Pranali G. Patel, Tapasya Katta, Chen Lin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study protocol for the strategic steering, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of the Transfer Cluster of Academic Teaching Nursing Homes in long-term care in Germany (TCALL) - a quasi-experimental longitudinal study

BMC Nursing
Background Long-term care in Germany lags behind other countries, when it comes to adopting scientific knowledge into daily practice and vice versa.
Jennifer Frense, Benedikt Preuß, Matthias Zündel, Stefan Wollnik, Heinz Rothgang   +4 more
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Generalizability and reach of a randomized controlled trial to improve oral health among home care recipients: comparing participants and nonparticipants at baseline and during follow-up

Trials, 2022
Background The generalizability of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with a low response can be limited by systematic differences between participants and nonparticipants.
Jonas Czwikla, Alexandra Herzberg, Sonja Kapp, Stephan Kloep, Heinz Rothgang, Ina Nitschke, Cornelius Haffner, Falk Hoffmann   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Protest Event Analysis Under Conditions of Limited Press Freedom: Comparing Data Sources

Media and Communication, 2021
The investigation of long-term trends in contentious politics relies heavily on protest event analysis based on newspaper reports. This tends to be problematic in restricted media environments.
Jan Matti Dollbaum
doaj   +1 more source

Distinct Systemic Sclerosis Phenotypes Related to Ethnicity: An Opportunity to Personalize Care?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective is to describe and compare demographic, clinical, and serological characteristics of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) according to ethnic background. Methods Participants enrolled in the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group cohort who self‐identified to a single ethnicity group were included.
Danick Goulet, Camille Guertin, Maggie Larché, Isabelle Ferdinand, Marie Hudson, May Y. Choi, Mohammed Osman, Janet Pope, Carter Thorne, Murray Baron, Sasha Bernatsky, Sabrina Hoa   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source