Using social comparison theory, I investigate the relation between experienced happiness
and income inequality. In the analysis, I study happiness effects of the individual-level within …

Objective To examine state‐level environmental inequality trends over time by constructing
a new, longitudinal data set and comparing change in environmental and economic …

Recent research shows that inequality between racial groups is a critical determinant of
redistributive policy in the United States. Using various measures of local and state …

Good Girls, the popular American crime comedy-drama television series, follows the lives of
three women living in Detroit, Michigan. 1 The crime aspect of the show arises because all …

Objective This article explores the effect of the racial structure of inequality on redistributive
policy in the states. Methods Applying measures developed in Hero and Levy (2016), we …

Objective This study empirically investigates the impact of economic inequality on the cost of
living in US metropolitan areas. Methods Using a special Census tabulation, a standard cost …

Access to homeownership is central to both wealth and ethno-racial stratification. Previous
research demonstrates ethno-racial inequality in homeownership such as unequal …

A corpus of research on the effect of exposure to income inequality on citizens' economic
policy preferences renders inconclusive results. At the same time, a distinct body of work …

This study examines how the interplay between racial diversity and economic inequality
affects variations of social capital in the US counties. In general, racial and economic …

Chronic, systemic inflammation is implicated in physical and mental health; little is known
about whether sex and racial differences detected in adulthood are observed during …