Inequality & Mobility

Inequality describes the extent to which resources or outcomes (e.g., income, wealth, consumption, health, education) are similarly or unevenly distributed among individuals, groups, populations, or societies. Mobility refers to the frequency with which individuals, groups, or populations within a society change social or economic position in areas such as income, wealth, education, occupation, and the like.

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The Well-Being of Essential Workers and Parents in the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Jevay Grooms and Anna Gassman-Pines
  • Webinar
  • February 10 2021
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Impact of Government Programs Adopted During the New Deal on Residential Segregation Today

  • Jacob Faber, and edited by Anna Sucsy
  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • February 2021
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Focus & Focus+ 36(4), December 2020
Systemic racism and the justice system

  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • December 2020
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Negotiating race and racial inequality in family court

  • Tonya L. Brito, David J. Pate Jr., and Jia-Hui Stefanie Wong
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • December 2020
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The effects of having an incarcerated family member on Black women’s health

  • Hedwig Lee, Christopher Wildeman, Emily A. Wang, Niki Matusko, and James S. Jackson
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • December 2020
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Crime-free housing ordinances and eviction

  • Kathryn Ramsey Mason
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • December 2020
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Focus & Focus+ 36(3), October 2020
COVID-19 and Poverty

  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • October 2020
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Discrimination and African American health inequities

  • Bridget Goosby, Jacob E. Cheadle, and Colter M. Mitchell
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • October 2020