Study finds that the personal carbon footprint of the richest people in society is grossly underestimated, both by the rich themselves and by those on middle and lower incomes, no matter which country they come from.

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#environment #carbonfootprint #wealthdisparity #sustainability #inequality

Hiigher levels of inequality are linked to reduced brain volume and disrupted connectivity, especially in temporo-posterior and cerebellar regions essential for memory and cognitive function. Associations persisted even after accounting for factors such as education, age, sex, cognition ability

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#Inequality #BrainHealth #Cognition #MentalHealth #SocialJustice

Research has found spite, a desire to level the playing field at personal cost, appears to drive conspiracy beliefs when people feel disadvantaged compared to experts or authorities

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#SpitefulBeliefs #ConspiracyTheories #SocialPsychology #Inequality #TrustIssues

People living in societies with more corruption, inequality, poverty and violence are more likely to exhibit "dark" personality traits—like narcissism, psychopathy and spitefulness, according to new study led by psychologist professor Ingo Zettler of the University of Copenhagen. 🌍💰⚖️🩸

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#Corruption #Inequality #MentalHealth #DarkTraits #SocialPsychology

Bonobo’s react negatively to inequality 🦍⚖️. The study was conducted at the Wolfgang Köhler Primate Research Centre at the Leipzig Zoo with six bonobos.

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#Bonobos #Inequality #AnimalBehavior #PrimateResearch #LeipzigZoo

Children raised in poverty are less likely to believe in a just world 🌍✨. Belief in a just world refers to the psychological tendency to think that people generally get what they deserve and deserve what they get.

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#ChildPoverty #JustWorldHypothesis #SocialJustice #Inequality #EmpowerYouth

More attractive individuals are less supportive of redistribution 💁‍♀️💰

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#Attractiveness #Redistribution #SocialPsychology #Inequality #WealthDistribution

The richest 10% now receive 53% of global income 💰 and own 75% of all wealth 🌍, yet inequality alone does not cause unrest. A study of 120 countries (1996–2020) shows it becomes politically destabilizing only when internet use 📱 exceeds 50% of the population by increasing information and coordination.

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#Inequality #WealthDistribution #PoliticalStability #InternetImpact #GlobalEconomics

- 🌍 A study across 8 countries (Armenia, Australia, Brazil, Germany, India, Russia, UK, US) found that higher education and income positively impacted attitudes towards women compared to men.

- 🌍 Conversely, lower income and occupational status negatively affected attitudes towards men more than women. This effect was stronger in countries with more conservative gender norms.

- 🌍 General social inequality also influenced how people viewed individuals based on status and gender, suggesting a complex interplay of factors.

#SocialPsychology #GenderStudies #Inequality

🧠 Early life hardship halves the social benefit of higher intelligence, reducing trust in adulthood.

💰 Individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds are less likely to translate cognitive skills into trust, impacting social mobility.

🌍 This pattern holds globally, with weaker links between intelligence and trust observed in low-to-middle-income countries.

#ChildhoodDevelopment #SocialMobility #Inequality

⭐ Children facing multiple hardships in health, social life, and finances are 7x more likely to die in early adulthood.

⭐ A study of 1.2 million Danes (born 1980-2001, followed until 2022) found that combining health issues with significant family adversity dramatically increases premature death risk.

⭐ The research identified individual health factors (e.g., hospital visits, mental health diagnoses), family issues (e.g., poverty, unemployment, substance abuse), and neighborhood challenges as key adversities.

#ChildHealth #PublicHealth #Inequality