 Social Class
"Social Class" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A stratum of people with similar position and prestige; includes social stratification. Social class is measured by criteria such as education, occupation, and income.
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D012923
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.853.996.755 N01.824.782
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| Concept/Terms |
Social Class- Social Class
- Class, Social
- Classes, Social
- Social Classes
Middle Class Population- Middle Class Population
- Class Population, Middle
- Class Populations, Middle
- Middle Class Populations
- Population, Middle Class
- Populations, Middle Class
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| 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2012 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2014 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2015 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Class" by people in Profiles.
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Garey L, Reitzel LR, Kendzor DE, Businelle MS. The Potential Explanatory Role of Perceived Stress in Associations Between Subjective Social Status and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Homeless Smokers. Behav Modif. 2016 Jan; 40(1-2):303-24.
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Jadav S, Rajan SS, Abughosh S, Sansgiry SS. The Role of Socioeconomic Status and Health Care Access in Breast Cancer Screening Compliance Among Hispanics. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2015 Sep-Oct; 21(5):467-76.
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Spengler M, Brunner M, Damian RI, Lüdtke O, Martin R, Roberts BW. Student characteristics and behaviors at age 12 predict occupational success 40 years later over and above childhood IQ and parental socioeconomic status. Dev Psychol. 2015 Sep; 51(9):1329-40.
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Zvolensky MJ, Bakhshaie J, Garza M, Valdivieso J, Ortiz M, Bogiaizian D, Robles Z, Vujanovic A. Anxiety sensitivity and subjective social status in relation to anxiety and depressive symptoms and disorders among Latinos in primary care. J Anxiety Disord. 2015 May; 32:38-45.
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Garey L, Reitzel LR, Bakhshaie J, Kendzor DE, Zvolensky MJ, Businelle MS. Subjective social status and readiness to quit among homeless smokers. Am J Health Behav. 2015 Mar; 39(2):157-66.
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Damian RI, Su R, Shanahan M, Trautwein U, Roberts BW. Can personality traits and intelligence compensate for background disadvantage? Predicting status attainment in adulthood. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2015 Sep; 109(3):473-89.
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Reitzel LR, Kendzor DE, Cao Y, Businelle MS. Subjective social status predicts quit-day abstinence among homeless smokers. Am J Health Promot. 2014 Sep-Oct; 29(1):43-5.
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Reitzel LR, Leventhal AM. Socioeconomic status and the reward value of smoking following tobacco abstinence: a laboratory study. Nicotine Tob Res. 2014 Nov; 16(11):1455-62.
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Savoy EJ, Reitzel LR, Nguyen N, Advani PS, Fisher FD, Wetter DW, Cuevas AG, McNeill LH. Financial strain and self-rated health among Black adults. Am J Health Behav. 2014 May; 38(3):340-50.
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Reitzel LR, Kendzor DE, Nguyen N, Regan SD, Okuyemi KS, Castro Y, Wetter DW, Businelle MS. Shelter proximity and affect among homeless smokers making a quit attempt. Am J Health Behav. 2014 Mar; 38(2):161-9.
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