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A core interest of social science is the study of stratification--inequalities in income, power, and prestige
Social Causes of Psychological Distress
Inequality, social position, and psychological distress
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Inequality, social position, and psychological distress
This sociology-focused study connects psychological distress to the unequal distribution of income, power, prestige, and other social goods. It treats stratification not only as an economic pattern but as a human concern, asking how disparities in status and resources become meaningful through people’s reported values and experiences. The material also addresses a methodological tension in research on inequality: limiting the projection of researchers’ own values while incorporating subjects’ judgments through surveys of attitudes, standards, and perceptions. Its approach places empirical social-science methods alongside questions of racial inequality, poverty, work, and social standing.
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- Students and researchers in sociology, social inequality, or population studies
- Readers interested in social-science approaches to stress and psychological distress
- Those examining survey methods and the measurement of social attitudes
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Social stratificationPsychological distressPoverty and racial inequalityPower and prestigeSurvey research and values
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