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Stratification

Stratification—whether by class, income level, or other categories—plays a major role in shaping human cultures around the world. This research stream highlights recent research from across the UC Berkeley campus related to stratification, inequality, and the invisible lines that divide us.

April 26, 2021 by Chuck Kapelke

Authors Meet Critics: "Redistributing the Poor: Jails, Hospitals, and the Crisis of Law and Fiscal Austerity"

A Matrix "Authors Meet Critics" panel focused on Armando Lara-Millán's book, Redistributing the Poor: Jails, Hospitals, and the Crisis of Law and Fiscal Austerity.

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  • July 31, 2014 by Erica Lee

    Waging War on Inequality

    Minimum wage increases in cities have significant benefits and fewer costs than expected, according to a team of UC Berkeley economists.

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    • Cities
    • Governance
    • Stratification
     
  • July 31, 2014 by Chuck Kapelke

    Seeking New Models for Clinical Medicine

    A new Social Science Matrix seminar is focused on finding radical new approaches to clinical health care.

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    • Matrix
    • Wellness
    • Cities
    • Governance
    • Stratification
    • Environment
     
  • July 31, 2014 by Erica Lee

    Reconstructing Disaster

    An interview with a UC Berkeley graduate student who is studying how politics shaped the reconstruction of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

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    • Cities
    • Governance
    • Risk
    • Stratification
    • Environment
     
  • July 22, 2014 by Chuck Kapelke

    Do You Trust the Police?

    How do you ask people in gang-ruled neighborhood whether they trust the police? A team of researchers are using a Matrix seminar to explore the most effective approaches for measuring communities' attitudes toward law enforcement.

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    • Cities
    • Governance
    • Stratification
     

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