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Cumulative Inequality

Cumulative Inequality is a sociological theory that explains how initial disparities in access to resources and opportunities amplify over time through recursive social processes, leading to progressively widening gaps in life outcomes among individuals and groups.

71

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8.1K

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123

Authors

76

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

71

Aging and Cumulative Inequality: How Does Inequality Get Under the Skin?

Kenneth F. Ferraro, Tetyana Shippee · The Gerontologist · 2009 · 939 citations · Full text

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Network Effects and Social Inequality

Paul DiMaggio, Filiz Garip · Annual Review of Sociology · 2012 · 623 citations · Full text

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Cumulative Advantage Processes as Mechanisms of Inequality in Life Course Health

Andrea E. Willson, Kim M. Shuey, Glen H. Elder · American Journal of Sociology · 2007 · 540 citations

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The SSP4: A world of deepening inequality

Katherine Calvin, Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Leon Clarke et al. · Global Environmental Change · 2016 · 439 citations · Full text

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The long-run determinants of inequality: What can we learn from top income data?

Jesper Roine, Jonas Vlachos, Daniel Waldenström · Journal of Public Economics · 2009 · 426 citations

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Authors

123

  1. KF
    Kenneth F. Ferraro

    Purdue University West Lafayette, United States

    11 publications · 1.9K citations

    11

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  2. TS
    Tetyana Shippee

    University of Minnesota, United States

    5 publications · 1.3K citations

    5

    h-index

  3. LR
    Lindsay R. Wilkinson

    Baylor University, United States

    4 publications · 388 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. MH
    Markus H. Schafer

    University of Toronto, Canada

    4 publications · 774 citations

    4

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  5. SC
    Stephen Crystal

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    3 publications · 495 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

76

  1. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    11 h-index

    26 publications

    3.9K citations

  2. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    495 citations

  3. Institute on Aging

    San Francisco, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    754 citations

  4. The Graduate Center, CUNY

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    54 citations

  5. University of Oklahoma

    Norman, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    103 citations

  6. Stockholm School of Economics

    Stockholm, Sweden

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    441 citations

  7. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    81 citations

  8. Uppsala University

    Uppsala, Sweden

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    316 citations

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Venues

  1. The Journals of Gerontology Series B

    8 publications · 223 citations

    8

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  2. The Gerontologist

    5 publications · 1.5K citations

    5

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  3. American Sociological Review

    ASR · 3 publications · 725 citations

    3

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  4. Journal of Health and Social Behavior

    3 publications · 113 citations

    3

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  5. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

    2 publications · 27 citations

    2

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