Publications

Reports, fact sheets and other publications regarding socioeconomic status.

Reports

Report of the 2009 Presidential Task Force on Psychology's Contributions to End Homelessness
This report explores psychologists' role in ending homelessness and offers recommendations to advance training, research, practice and policy.
Report of the Task Force on Urban Psychology (PDF, 680 KB)
This report provides an examination of critical urban issues for psychology, summarizes the state of scientific research related to urban issues, and offers an agenda for action in urban psychology
Report of the APA Task Force on Socioeconomic Status (PDF, 517KB)
This report examines the psychological effects and scope of socioeconomic inequities in the United States and provides a series of recommendations on how APA can help better address these inequities.
Report of the Task Force on Resources for the Inclusion of Social Class in Psychology Curricula (PDF, 11.7 MB)
This Task Force was jointly sponsored by Divisions 9 and 35 of the American Psychological Association. The report is divided into the following sections (presented alphabetically): Classroom exercises; Course syllabi; Fiction; Legislation on SES related social policy; Popular media (film, TV, music, etc); Scholarly books and articles; and Web sites.

Aging & Socioeconomic Status
HTML | PDF, 197KB
Children, Youth, and Families & Socioeconomic Status
HTML | PDF, 206KB
Disability & Socioeconomic Status
HTML | PDF, 196KB
Education & Socioeconomic Status
HTML | PDF, 192KB
End-of-Life & Socioeconomic Status
HTML | PDF, 190KB
Ethnic and Racial Minorities & Socioeconomic Status
HTML | PDF, 197KB
HIV/AIDS & Socioeconomic Status
HTML | PDF, 185KB
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Persons & Socioeconomic Status
HTML | PDF, 190KB
Violence & Socioeconomic Status
HTML | PDF, 188KB
Women & Socioeconomic Status
HTML | PDF, 193KB
Work, Stress, and Health & Socioeconomic Status
HTML | PDF, 183KB
Fact Sheet References
HTML | PDF, 342KB