It's fair to say that class plays a significant role in whether people get into the C-suite or not. Indeed, research shows that workers from working-class backgrounds are over 30% less likely to be ...

State higher-education officials on Thursday moved toward making changes to “general education core courses” at state universities, including a change involving a sociology course that could deal with ...

Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. proposed a change in a list of core courses for state universities. Credit: Photo via Colin Hackley/NSF State higher-education officials on Thursday moved toward ...

Diversity is a familiar topic in many college psychology classes. Race, gender, sexual orientation, LGBTQ issues, ethnicity, and disability fall under the heading of diversity. Yet one topic, social ...

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 ...

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 ...