Background By explaining the development of health inequalities, eco-social theories
highlight the importance of social environments that children are embedded in. The most …

Quantitative studies of racial health disparities often use static measures of self-reported
race and conventional regression estimators, which critics argue is inconsistent with social …

Objective This mixed‐methods study examined whether higher‐socioeconomic status (SES)
children's digital technology use adhered to contemporaneous pediatric guidelines, how it …

Environmental contaminants, which include several heavy metals, persistent organic
pollutants, and other harmful chemicals, impair several domains of child development. This …

The risk of maternal death in the United States is higher than peer nations and is rising and
varies dramatically by the race and place of residence of the woman. Critical efforts to …

Performances of “health” through diet, exercise, and body size are an increasingly important
form of cultural capital transmitted to children. Yet less is known about how …

Objectives This article compares research on biological embedding and the embodiment of
social experiences, two concepts proposed in the 1990s to introduce a new perspective on …

Social pain, defined as distress caused by negative interpersonal experiences (eg,
ostracism, mistreatment), is detrimental to health. Yet, it is unclear how social class might …

Socioeconomic status (SES) is a robust predictor of health disparities in adolescence and
early adulthood, yet obtaining accurate and reliable measurements of family SES from …

Objective Although health inequalities in adolescence are well documented, the underlying
mechanisms remain unclear. Few studies have examined the role of the family in explaining …