Social Mobility

Background. According to the Minorities’ Diminished Returns (MDR) theory, the health returns of socioeconomic status (SES) are… Expand

Background. Socioeconomic status (SES) has smaller protective effects on the health of African Americans, and the differential… Expand

Background. The Minorities’ Diminished Return theory suggests that education attainment and other socioeconomic resources have… Expand

Background: Higher socioeconomic status is known to decrease the risk for poor mental health overall. However, African American… Expand

Background: Living above the poverty line reduces the risk of physical illnesses, including childhood asthma (CA). Minorities… Expand

This paper distills and extends recent research on the economics of human development and social mobility. It summarizes the… Expand

Families, labor markets, and public policies all structure a child’s opportunities and determine the extent to which adult… Expand

Introduction. Reflexivity: the unacknowledged condition of social life Part I: 1. Reflexivity's biographies 2. Reflexivity in… Expand

Social and territorial structures form intricate relations that transcend a social stratification or spatial focus. Territorial… Expand

Counter to the common belief that expert performance reflects innate abilities and capacities, recent research in different… Expand