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Why Social Status Still Determines Opportunity and Mobility

Social stratification refers to the structured hierarchy of classes that divides people by wealth, education, power, and ...

How Western sanctions on Iran have hurt the same middle class that drives reform

The Iranian middle class, long a force of political moderation, stability, economic growth, and the base of the country’s reform movement, is shrinking fast under the pressure of Western sanctions, ...

“Super Leftist”, the new poetry book by Pierre Gervois

In his new book, New York City Poet Pierre Gervois delivers a provocative and searing indictment of the relations of power in today’s divided America. Oct. 9, 2025 / PRZen / NEW YORK — Super Leftist ...

As social media age restrictions spread, is the internet entering its Victorian era?

A wave of proposed social media bans for young people has swept the globe recently, fueled by mounting concern about the ...
Greater Good

How Our Friends Act Like Social Insurance

Research finds that friendship is less of an exchange of giving and receiving, and more of a support system for unpredictable ...
Greater Good

Talking to Someone From a Different Social Class? Here’s How Your Body Reacts

A new study examines how comfortable and attuned people are when talking with others, depending on their socioeconomic status ...
The Wire on MSN

OBC Sub-Classification: India's Long Road to Social Justice

After the constitution came into force, the first challenge to caste-based reservation was brought before the Supreme Court in State of Madras versus Champakam Dorairajan (AIR 1951 SC 226).
IEEE

Comparative Study of Graph Neural Networks for Device Classification in Social IoT

Abstract: The Social Internet of Things (SIoT) integrates the principles of social networks with the Internet of Things, enabling devices to interact based on social relationships. The information ...
The Daily Telegraph

Dame Jilly Cooper, sharp-eyed social observer and author of Riders dubbed ‘Queen of the Bonkbusters’

In 1979 Jilly Cooper skewered social attitudes brilliantly with her manual Class, which caused something of a furore. “Lord Montagu led the miners against me on a television programme – they shouted ...
The Conversation

Childhood wealth and social status can help people get leadership roles in adulthood

Steve Granger receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Julian Barling receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada ...
ABC News

How is the government shutdown affecting Social Security payments and services?

The government shutdown began on Tuesday. Social Security payments to more than 74 million Americans will stay on schedule during the government shutdown, a spokesperson for the Social Security ...
Columbus Dispatch

What's considered middle-class income in Ohio? See the income ranges

Do you earn enough to be considered "middle class" in Ohio? The socioeconomic tier is commonly defined by annual household income, and an August report from GoBankingRates revealed just how much ...