The Liberal Tradition in America Reconsidered: How Group Differences Affect Attitudes Toward Economic Inequality in the United States

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Viotti
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Economic Inequality ◽  
The United States ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Liberal Tradition

Manual Therapy in Preadolescent Children: A Delphi Investigation of Physical Therapists in the United States

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenifer L Dice ◽  
Doug Dendy ◽  
Phillip S Sizer ◽  
Chad E Cook ◽  
Sara Feuling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Manual Therapy ◽  
Physical Therapists ◽  
Initial Step ◽  
The United States ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Electronic Survey ◽  
Craniosacral Therapy ◽  
Barriers To Use ◽  
Composite Scores

ABSTRACT Objective Limited research has investigated the use of manual therapy to treat the preadolescent (0–12 years of age) population with musculoskeletal and neurological impairments. The purpose of this study was to identify the following among physical therapists holding advanced credentials in pediatrics, neurodevelopmental treatment, or manual therapy: (1) consensus regarding effective techniques in the preadolescent population, (2) differences in opinion, and (3) perceived decision-making barriers and factors regarding use of manual therapy techniques. Methods Credentialed physical therapists in the United States were recruited for a 3-round Delphi investigation. An electronic survey in Round 1 identified musculoskeletal and neurological impairments and the manual techniques considered effective to treat such conditions, in addition to factors and barriers. Responses were used to create the second round, during which a 4-point Likert scale was used to score each survey item. A third round of scoring established consensus. Descriptive statistics and composite scores were calculated for each manual technique by impairment. Between-group differences were calculated using Mann–Whitney U with Bonferroni correction. Results Consensus was determined for several concepts. First, neuromuscular techniques were considered effective across all impairments, and joint mobilizations (grades I-IV) were believed to be effective to treat joint and muscle and myofascial impairments. Second, visceral manipulation and craniosacral therapy were considered ineffective in treating most impairments. There was lack of consensus and clear differences of opinion regarding the use of grade V mobilizations and dry needling. Significant barriers to use of manual therapy were: lack of knowledge, lack of evidence, and fear of litigation and harming patients. Conclusion This study is an initial step for developing manual therapy guidelines, research, and educational opportunities regarding manual therapy in pediatric physical therapy.

scholarly journals Intergenerational Mobility in the United States: What We Have Learned from the PSID

2018 ◽  
Vol 680 (1) ◽  
pp. 213-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhashkar Mazumder
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Intergenerational Mobility ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
The United States ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Income Dynamics ◽  
Mobility Studies ◽  
Advanced Economies

This article reviews the contributions of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) to the study of intergenerational mobility. The PSID enables researchers to track individuals as they form new households and covers many dimensions of socioeconomic status over large portions of the life cycle, making the data ideal for studying intergenerational mobility. Studies have used PSID data to show that the United States is among the least economically mobile countries among advanced economies. The PSID has been instrumental to understanding various dimensions of intergenerational mobility, including occupation; wealth; education; consumption; health; and group differences by gender, race, and region. Studies using the PSID have also cast light on the mechanisms behind intergenerational persistence.

Causes of Changing Inequality in the United States

Inequality ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
James K. Galbraith
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social History ◽  
Economic Inequality ◽  
The United States ◽  
Half Century ◽  
Affluent Society

A half-century ago, the study of economic inequality was moribund in the United States. Indeed, in 1958 John Kenneth Galbraith noted in The Affluent Society that “few things are more evident in modern social history than the decline of interest in inequality...

Economic Inequality in the United States in the Period from 1790 to 1860

1971 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 822-839 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Soltow
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Economic Inequality ◽  
The United States ◽  
Economic Equality ◽  
Revolutionary Era ◽  
Aggregate Wealth

There is some speculation that there was more economic egalitarianism in the United States among free men in the period from 1776 to 1790 than there was at any time in the following seventy years until the abolition of slavery. One would like to believe the speculation since it is known that there was extensive inequality of wealth in I860 and one would like to believe that the formation of the nation took place within a context of economic equality. This would be produced from a condition where aggregate wealth is shared fairly equally rather than being owned by a few. Let us give this ideal, this proposition relating to wealthholding for the Revolutionary era from 1776 to 1790, a title of romantic equality.

scholarly journals Investing the Time: Group Differences in Cultural Capital Development Among U.S. Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 465-486
Author(s):  
Karam Hwang
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Time Use ◽  
The United States ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Time Investment ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Capital Development ◽  
Technical Capacity

This study examines the extent of class and racial inequalities in cultural capital development among recent adolescent cohorts in the United States. Informed by several decades of cultural capital research, I compare participation in four dimensions of cultural capital proposed by prior scholarship—highbrow consumption, omnivorous consumption, technical capacity, and social competence—by using nationally representative time-diary data to test for group differences in time-use patterns. Time investment has been long theorized but seldom tested as the means through which individuals develop cultural capital. Activities associated with technical capacity appear to have the greatest potential as the bases for both class and racial exclusions, as group differences are evident in both the prevalence and duration of participation. Smaller race and class differences are evident for omnivorous consumption, and low participation in highbrow activities is evident across all groups. Distinct patterns of time-use among Asian American adolescents suggest they are simultaneously advantaged and disadvantaged in their cultural capital acquisition, speaking to debates regarding their relative status in the United States.

scholarly journals Unequal we stand: An empirical analysis of economic inequality in the United States, 1967–2006

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Heathcote ◽  
Fabrizio Perri ◽  
Giovanni L. Violante
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Economic Inequality ◽  
The United States
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