Social class matters when it comes to how we think about mental health. This has been true since psychiatry's earliest days—and remains the case even today.

Social class might bring up antiquated ideas of British snobbery, but it exists everywhere. In Asia, social class is very pronounced. From obscenely wealthy ‘Crazy Rich Asian’ types, to a much ...

Labels act as lenses, shaping what we see. As Michel Foucault observed, “The power to classify is the power to control.” The act of naming and classifying populations does more than categorize—it ...

Columbia Business School Professor Paul Ingram has determined the element that has been absent from discussions on diversity for too long: social class. Haley Crawford, a master’s student at Ivey ...

A couple of years ago I wrote about the value of having a workforce with a high degree of class diversity. The article focused on what are referred to as "social class transitioners," who are people ...

A characteristic of the hegemonic political and media culture of the United States is the near invisibility of social class as a major determinant of power. Race and gender have finally started to ...

Of all classes, the rich are the most noticed and the least studied. — John Kenneth Galbraith “Higher social class predicts increased unethical behavior.” This is the title of a research report by ...

Tension: Many people feel subtly judged or diminished in social interactions, sensing an unspoken hierarchy that undermines their confidence and belonging. Noise: Society often equates wealth, ...