Biological embodiment of educational attainment and future risk of breast cancer: findings from a French prospective cohort by Cyrille Delpierre, Raphaële Castagné, Eloïse Berger, Gianluca Severi, Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault, Laura Baglietto, Laure Dossus, Amandine Gelot, Richard Dudouet

“…Many studies support the hypothesis that education has a distinctive effect on physiological processes associated with health, independently of known risk factors.Objectives In this study, we aimed to determine whether the biological embodiment of education could be part of the observed social inequalities in BC risk. We focused on biomarkers from several physiological systems examined individually, and jointly through a biological health score (BHS).Design Prospective cohort study.Setting This study, based on a subsample of the French E3N cohort, included women with biological data from four nested case–control studies.Participants The study included 3048 postmenopausal women (17% BC).Main outcome measures We first evaluated the association between educational attainment and each biomarker, separately (N=11) and by combining them into a BHS, indicative of an augmented biological health hazard when elevated. …”
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Unequal ageing: the quality of life of senior citizens in the EU before and after COVID-19. A multidimensional approach by Elżbieta Roszko-Wójtowicz, Klaudia Przybysz, Agnieszka Stanimir

“…Seniors in economically vulnerable regions were disproportionately affected by social isolation and reduced income, intensifying the pre-existing challenges in their living conditions.Quantitative analysis confirmed that while some regions showed resilience, the most vulnerable populations experienced a sharp decline in their overall quality of life, particularly between 2019 and 2022.DiscussionThe findings from this study highlight the persistence of economic and social inequalities in the life conditions among seniors across the EU. …”
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Worldwide patterns and trends in ovarian cancer incidence by histological subtype: a population-based analysis from 1988 to 2017Research in context by Yi-Fan Wei, Li Ning, Yi-Lin Xu, Jing Ma, Dong-Run Li, Zan-Fei Feng, Fang-Hua Liu, Yi-Zi Li, He-Li Xu, Peng Li, Yong-Pei Yu, Dong-Hui Huang, Xiao-Ying Li, Song Gao, Chun-Qing Lin, Ting-Ting Gong, Qi-Jun Wu, Jing-He Lang

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From education to social justice: A regression examination of education and economic inequality effects on property crimes by Jadielson Alves de Moura, Marcelo Balloti Monteiro

“…The findings provide insights into the interplay between these factors and guide the formulation of more effective, multifaceted public policies, supporting policymakers on the critical importance of integrating educational and social inequality measures into crime reduction strategies. …”
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Reconhecimento e desigualdade: da ética da autenticidade à cultura do novo capitalismo by Fabrício Maciel

“…Thus, this culture of new capitalism builds and naturalizes modern social inequality even more effectively than in earlier periods.…”
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L‘utilisation de l’eau domestique : perception et attitudes à Jakarta (Indonésie) by Hayuning Anggrahita

“…Besides, a strong polarization of the social class leads to social inequality in Jakarta. These socio-spatial inequalities will bring effects on the daily water supply of the Jakarta inhabitants. …”
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Espaços da violência na narrativa brasileira contemporânea by Valdemar Valente Junior

“…The examples situate the discourse narrative as a consequence of the disordered growth of the urban centers affected by economic models that generate unfairness and social inequality. The needy communities controlled by the drug trafficking effective themselves as the stage where still dominates the crime and the prostitution. …”
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Indigenous communities of colombian amazon trapeze: social imaginaries and tourism by Marta Lucía Vélez Rivas

“…The historical relationship of mestizo society towards indigenous communities, is expressed in power relations constructed since the colonial past, which is materialized today in exclusion, social inequality, exoticization and ignorance of the other. …”
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Can tourism lead competitive and sustainable development now and in the near future in Colombia? by Leonardo Garavito, Edna Rozo, Francisco Mojica

“…A major challenge was identified: how to achieve tourism while at the same time reducing social inequity and improving quality of life for the host communities of the zones that concurrently have the highest levels of environmental biodiversity and culture, and of poverty. …”
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L’ange Gabriel dans la forêt du centre du Chili by Meredith Root-Bernstein

“…In a similar way, I try to trace and trap the issues of social inequality and economic transformations that determine what and for whom the forest is used. …”
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Les « dissidences non dissidentes » du Front Polisario dans les camps de réfugiés et la diaspora sahraouis by Carmen Gómez Martín, Cédric Omet

“…The increase of social inequality and emigration has disrupted Sahrawi society at the beginning of the XXI century. …”
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REPRESENTATION OF SOCIAL CLASSS IN PARASITE MOVIE by Lambok Hermanto Sihombing, Agustinus Alexander Sinaga

“…Parasite Movie portrays a new perspective with an astonishing story and plot-twist in the context of film with the issue of social inequality in the modern era. Various awards were obtained by Parasite films on a national and international scale for its beautiful story. …”
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SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF THE URBAN POPULATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF BURYATIA: ON THE MATERIALS OF SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN ULAN-UDE by E. Petrova, I. Van

“…The authors recommend to raise the level and quality of population’s life, to create new jobs with decent wages, to reduce social inequality and contribute to the preservation of a stable inter-ethnic space for change the situation for the better…”
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Establishing trust through home visits during pregnancy: a realist evaluation of a Danish breastfeeding support intervention by Anne Kristine Gadeberg, Ingrid Maria Susanne Nilsson, Ulla Christensen, Marie Honoré Jacobsen, Henriette Knold Rossau, Sarah Fredsted Villadsen

“…Abstract Background Breastfeeding has numerous health benefits but social inequality in breastfeeding is documented in many high-income countries. …”
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Mercy, love and salvatioin in orthodox spirituality by N. Dumitrascu

“…Mercy also functions as a medicine against social inequality, serving to suppress the kinds of injustices present in every political system, as well as social solidarity. …”
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Understanding Multiple Ecosystem Services of Urban Agriculture Across Scales by Jiangxiao Qiu, Hui Zhao

“… Urban agriculture has gained momentum in global research and policy, and is proposed to combat challenges such as food insecurity, climate change, and social inequality. Here we provide an overview of ecosystem services urban agriculture provides. …”
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Lugares de reunión, boni homines y presbíteros en Valdevimbre y Ardón en la Alta Edad Media by Fernando Luis Corral

“…This fact reports us about the increasing social inequality produced inside these peasant communities.We will also explore changes in location of meeting places chosen to solve conflicts between community members and the ones of some ecclesiastical institutions and aristocracy as a way to better know the political side of the relationship between the mentioned peasant communities and those power elites and, through them, with the Astur-leonese central power.…”
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UNIVERSITY MARKETING IN AN AGE OF DIGITAL GLOBALIZATION by I. V. Alyoshina

“…Problems of digitalization of industries, globalization of markets, growing instability and uncertainty of the environment, increased social inequality, networking, platformization of business models predetermine the importance of university marketing as management focused on global resource markets. …”
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Impact of Industry 4.0 on the economy and production by T. V. Mezina, A. V. Zozulya, P. V. Zozulya, T. F. Chernova, A. V. Pletnyova

“…In particular, it has been established that markets are becoming oligopolistic, the role and importance of medium and small businesses is significantly increasing, the problems of social inequality and tension in connection with growing unemployment and the need for highly qualified personnel are becoming more acute. …”
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A Year in Review: Key Milestones & Achievements of the European Journal of Geography in 2024 by Alexandros Bartzokas-Tsiompras, Kostis C. Koutsopoulos

“…In 2024, the journal published 24 thought-provoking articles spanning topics from urban geography to social inequality, underscoring its commitment to fostering meaningful interdisciplinary dialogue. …”
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