'"Posh” in the UK can mean anything from “buys McVities biscuits” to “owns several counties in the south west”.' ...

APS Rising Star and lecturer at University of Stirling Thora Bjornsdottir discusses her research and work, funding challenges, and the importance and benefits of collaboration.

We regularly interact with people across race and class lines, but those conversations sometimes go wrong. Lower-status people fear facing discrimination; higher-status people fear being accused of ...

Understanding the effects of social class on people's attitudes, thoughts, feelings and behaviors could have valuable implications, as it could help to tailor social and behavioral interventions ...

For decades, researchers have debated how social class affects a person’s likelihood of helping others. There are two main schools of thought on the topic. One hypothesizes that because lower-income ...

In 1958, sociologist August Hollingshead and psychiatrist Fritz Redlich wrote a pioneering book called Social Class and Mental Illness. They began the book with a memorable claim: "Americans prefer to ...

Outside of literal language development and nonverbal communication — both of which tend to be influenced by poverty and income level, according to a study from the University of Michigan — there are ...

Students can hone social-emotional skills like social awareness, self-reflection, problem-solving, critical thinking, and ...

Attending live events can combat loneliness and build social connections, particularly if those events are in person, according to new research from the University of Georgia and Brigham Young ...