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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Do people always create the same status hierarchies?
It’s been a while since we talked about the inequality hypothesis on this blog. It’s also been a while since I’ve seen any coverage of it elsewhere. For certain politicians and commentators on the left it seems to have settled … Continue reading
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Tagged income inequality, Pickett, social hierarchies, social status, social stratification, The Spirit Level, Wilkinson
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The Psychology of Poverty and Welfare Reform
In the last few weeks in the UK there has been a surge in high profile figures – from TV chef’s to government ministers – blaming ‘poor people’ for their poverty. In this guest post, Joe Penny from the new … Continue reading
Posted in Articles
Tagged bad decisions, cognitive function, financial concerns, money worries
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Money worries are cognitive handicap for poor people
I’ve been meaning to write about this for a while, but am only just now getting around to it. At the end of August, Science published a paper showing that worrying about money has a significant impact on poor people’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Anandi Mani, bad decisions, cognitive function, financial concerns, mental handicap, money worries, poor people, poverty
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Digital inequalities: it’s not just about being online but what you do when you get there
In this guest post, Claire Preston unpacks the latest evidence on ‘digital inequalities’ – how disadvantaged groups can be further disadvantaged in their access to (and use of) the internet. This year’s Oxford Internet Survey (OxIS) is just out and … Continue reading
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