Large-scale irrigation projects are theoretically beneficial; however there are examples of outstanding failures which partly led to ecological catastrophes. We think that irrigation per se does not necessarily lead to land degradation. Even in the famous case of the Mesopotamian plains, the idea that...
Microaggressionsare casual exchanges that cause a sense of subordination in the recipient. Microaggressions often appear to be a compliment or a joke. However, they contain hidden insults about a group of people with one of many possible social identities. These can include: Race ...
However, when controls for other economic variables are included, the effect of income is considerably reduced, and generally not significant. Employment status and the ratio of debts‐to゛ssets are both highly significant for men and for women both above and below the median income. Fixed〆ff...
I shall begin with continuous measures of which there are three types – prestige scales, socio-economic indices and an interaction scale. American research post-1945 led to a variety of attempts to construct continuous socio-economic scales, scores or indices. The first is found in the prestige...
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The theories of social economics often consider factors that are outside the focus of mainstream economics, including the effect of the environment and ecology on consumption and wealth. Social economics may attempt to explain how a particular social group or socioeconomic class behaves within a soci...
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to analyse inequalities in the use of dental care services according to socioeconomic position (SEP) in individuals aged ≥50 years in European countries in 2006, to examine the association between the degree of public coverage of dental services and the extent...
What about you—which income class do you belong to? These are difficult questions to answer so let's start with some data. Key Takeaways The middle class constitutes 50% of the U.S. population as of 2021, which is quite a bit smaller than it has been in nearly half a century. ...
Understanding Health Disparities: The Role of Race and Socioeconomic Status in Children's Health. Objectives. We sought to determine whether childhood health disparities are best understood as effects of race, socioeconomic status (SES), or synergistic ... Chen,Edith,Martin,... - 《American Journ...
Control activities are the actions taken by a company to create policies and procedures to ensure management carries out operations while mitigating risk. Control activities, often referred to asinternal controls, are broken into two different types of processes: ...