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Browse ArticlesLooks at how economic inequality relates to levels of social trust in U.S. society. Important when thinking about cohesion, polarization and community well-being.
Read More →Reviews the role of social connection in mental & physical health, especially given rising isolation & loneliness globally. Suggests pathways, trends, and what can be done.
Read More →Discusses how social psychological research contributes to understanding climate change—public perceptions, behaviour change, and impact on communities.
Read More →Analyses how economic inequality both shapes and is shaped by psychological attitudes, interpersonal behaviors, and social cohesion. Useful to see how inequality becomes embedded in everyday life.
Read More →Using large longitudinal data, finds that perceived inequality weakens how community trust buffers against depression; individuals with greater social appeal ("personal magnetism") fare better, but less so when inequality is high.
Read More →Challenges stereotypes that the poor are inherently more generous or moral; instead finds, when controlling for context, richer people often give more or are more generous in many societies. Useful for community discourse on class & fairness.
Read More →A literature review that examines ecological & community issues (e.g. child maltreatment, school dropout, addiction, teen pregnancy) through psychological interventions. Good for showing how community psychology can address such societal challenges.
Read More →How awareness of social inequality develops in childhood; how children perceive and sometimes try to rectify inequalities in peer interactions; implications for education & policy.
Read More →A set of articles exploring social cohesion: what builds or undermines it (e.g. trust, shared group identity, institutions), with examples such as volunteering, intergroup contact, wise reasoning. Very relevant for societies facing division or polarization.
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