Economic Differentials in the Probability of Insanity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2200451 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A J Jaffe, Ethel Shanas |
| Year | 1939 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 534-539 |
| Publication date | 1939-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9602 • E-ISSN: 1537-5390 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/218065 |
| OpenAlex | W1984396256 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Data for the city of Chicago were analyzed in an attempt to discover the possible relationship between econoic status and the prevalence of insanity. A higher incidence of insanity was found among the poorer populations than among the richer. Approximately the same differentials were found for each sex and nativity or racial group
Criminology · Demographic economics · Economics · Incidence (geometry) · Insanity · Psychiatry · Race (biology) · Sociology · Demography · Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis · Gambling Behavior and Treatments · Gender Studies · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Mathematics · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1964 - 1988 (25) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |