Posts Tagged ‘socioeconomic status’
Low-achieving students don’t get top teachers
STANFORD (US) — A study of a major urban school district reveals that high-achieving students tend to get the best teachers, leaving others to less experienced instructors. Continue…
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 10:02 - 2 Comments
Society & Culture - Apr 2, 2013 12:43 - 1 Comment
Title loans are pricey, but most keep their cars
VANDERBILT (US) — Title loans may be expensive, but they don’t usually result in people losing their cars—or their way to work—according to new research. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 20, 2013 14:03 - 1 Comment
Parks differ depending on neighborhood
U. MISSOURI (US) — Although more parks exist in lower-income neighborhoods, they tend to have fewer amenities than those in upper- and middle-class neighborhoods, according to new research. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 25, 2013 12:04 - 1 Comment
Early vocab lessons are too elementary
MICHIGAN STATE / U. MICHIGAN (US) — Kindergarteners aren’t learning enough new words to prepare them for long-term reading comprehension, say researchers. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 17, 2012 12:00 - 1 Comment
For best buds or a big network, money matters
U. VIRGINIA (US) — Is it better to have a few close friends or a wider circle that’s perhaps less deep? Economic circumstances may play a part. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 18, 2012 16:24 - 0 Comments
Racial bias may lower benefits of economic status
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Racial discrimination could lessen the mental-health benefits usually associated with better socio-economic position for African-American men, a new study finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 5, 2012 10:39 - 1 Comment
Preschool bridges gaps in test scores later
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Preschool enrollment is one of the best ways to ensure that disadvantaged kids start down the right academic path early on. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 29, 2012 14:37 - 5 Comments
Among the wealthy, more cheats and liars
UC BERKELEY (US) — The upper class has a higher propensity for unethical behavior, and are more likely to believe that “greed is good.” (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 3, 2012 12:48 - 2 Comments
Arthritis risk higher in poor neighborhoods
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — People living in poor neighborhoods are 42 percent more at risk of getting arthritis than those that live in affluent areas, new research shows. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 26, 2012 13:12 - 2 Comments
Lower emissions, less money, long life?
U. LEEDS (UK) — Countries with high incomes and high carbon emissions do not achieve higher life expectancies than those with moderate incomes and lower carbon emissions, a new study finds. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 17, 2012 12:45 - 6 Comments
Racism may harm your health
RICE (US) — A new study finds 18 percent of blacks and 4 percent of whites report emotional and/or physical distress due to racial discrimination. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 22, 2011 17:44 - 1 Comment
Bah, humbug! Rich slower to show empathy
UC BERKELEY (US) — Dickens was right on the money with his depiction of Cratchit and Scrooge. Poor people are quicker to show compassion than the rich, a study shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 20, 2011 11:15 - 0 Comments
Economic fallout: The college loan crunch
PENN STATE (US) — The rising cost of a college education and limited access to financial aid may create a less productive workforce and steeper wealth inequity, a new study finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 1, 2011 6:41 - 1 Comment
Middle class, not poor, eat more fast food
UC DAVIS (US) — As earnings increase from low to middle class, so does the frequency of fast-food dining, weakening the argument that fast food can be blamed for higher rates of obesity among the poor. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 25, 2011 11:51 - 4 Comments
DNA ‘remembers’ early living conditions
MCGILL (CAN) — Family living conditions in childhood are associated with significant effects in DNA that persist well into middle age, new research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 28, 2011 11:53 - 5 Comments
Why class societies are rule, not exception
STANFORD (US) —The disproportionate suffering of the poor may have been a driving force behind the global spread of class structure during early human civilization, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 6, 2011 11:24 - 0 Comments
Lower income raises heart disease risk
UC DAVIS (US) — People with less education and lower incomes are much more likely to develop heart disease than those who are wealthier or better educated, according to a recent study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 6, 2011 16:53 - 1 Comment
In 20s, hypertension risk for low earners
DUKE (US) — Young adults with lower income and less education face the greatest risk of having high blood pressure, new data shows. (more…)
Top Stories - May 25, 2011 12:19 - 4 Comments
Whites in U.S. still live longer than blacks
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — While life expectancy in the United States has risen from 47 years in 1900 to 78 today, statistics show African Americans, on average, die five years earlier than whites. (more…)
