Environmental Inequality: The Social Causes and Consequences of Lead Exposure

Causes and health consequences of environmental degradation and social injustice.

Worldwide the greatest effects on the health of individuals and populations results from environmental degradation and social injustice, operating in consort. This paper describes the national and global causes and health consequences of these phenomena. Causes include overpopulation, pollution, deforestation, global warming, unsustainable agricultural and fishing practices, overconsumption, ma...

Inequality at Birth: Some Causes and Consequences*

The Causes and Consequences of Changing Income Inequality

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Social Causes and Consequences of Rejection Sensitivity

Predictions from the Rejection Sensitivity (RS) model concerning the social causes and consequences of RS were examined in a longitudinal study of 150 middle school students. Peer nominations of rejection, self-report measures of anxious and angry rejection expectations, and social anxiety, social withdrawal, and loneliness were assessed at two time points. Results indicate that peer rejection ...

Causes and Consequences of Male Infertility

Introduction: Infertility has various and innumerable causes, which pointing them out one by one is difficult and out of the scope of this paper. Infertility causes are different between males and females, and each case requires a separate and thorough research. The present study aimed to identify the male infertility causes. Methods: This study was conducted using a qualitative method, which ...