Socieoeconomic+Status

toc = Definition: = A collective term for the economic, occupational, and educational factors that influence an individual's relative position in society. p323 Gen Psych, Chapter 10 pp. 323-324

= Examples: = For example, in some neighborhoods, police officers have some low status even though they may have more education and higher incomes than the people who live in the communities they serve.

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=In the News:= [|Socio-economic status of Indian, Chinese students going abroad differs, says study] Financial resources of prospective students are one of the major driving forces of outward mobility from China and India though the U.S.-bound student populations of the two largest Asian countries appear to differ significantly by socio-economic background.

[|People with lower socioeconomic status remain at higher risk of dying from colon cancer] This year, over 50,000 people in the U.S. are projected to die from colon cancer and one in 20 people will be diagnosed with the disease. Since colon cancer usually progresses over 7 to 10 years before becoming deadly, early detection and treatment can save numerous lives.

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