Oh, haven’t checked that out. Thanks! Definitely relate to the productivity drain — can be pretty extreme.
“Maybe I should make this plot in R instead,” you think. Next thing you know, two hours have passed, and you have nothing to show for it.
These are always a sobering reminder that when we analyse data we deal with probabilities not determinants
Self-plagiarism seems tough to avoid if you write a lot of papers—unless you’re super eclectic. Do you guys write your data and methods sections from scratch every time?
Fantastically insightful and detailed review of BORN TO RULE in Prospect ‘An exhilarating and revelatory picture of the British establishment’ 🤩 www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/book...
How can we truly get to grips with the complexities and contradictions of the country’s movers and shakers? By thumbing through old copies of ‘Who’s Who’…
Given this, it is not surprising that many people find it difficult to identify with class. One could almost say that it's a structure with which it's easy to not identify.
On the one hand, there are several striking class inequalities that map quite systematically onto the main structure of social space. On the other hand, class structuration is fragmented: the sources of class structuration do not neatly overlap, producing a fragmented and complex structure.
The concluding chapter nine summarises it all by taking a more holistic view of class divisions in our society. We return to the issue of class structuration and review what we've learned about the main sources of class structuration throughout the book.
We review all the main contenders - (neo-)material, lifestyle, psychosocial, selection/genetics and fundamental cause. We conclude with a discussion of the complex interplay between the social and the biological, which brings us back to the question of embodiment and the dual existence of class.
Chapter eight is on health inequalities. Virtually every health problem or disease is more prevalent at the bottom of the social ladder. We discuss the importance of the concept of the health gradient before entering the complex debates about the causes of health inequalities.