Talk:Cumulative inequality theory

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The article of the Cumulative Inequality Theory has an abundance of good sources in its bibliography but I do not feel like these sources were used to their greatest potential. Two sources in particular, "Aging and Cumulative Inequality: How Does Inequality Get Under the Skin?" and "Children of misfortune: Early adversity and cumulative inequality in perceived life trajectories", hold very valuable information regarding the Cumulative Inequality Theory but the original editor of the Wikipedia page devoted to this theory did not take as much information from these articles as they could. Along with these two articles, there are a few more I intend on including which are "The Cumulative Probability of Arrest by Age 28 Years in the United States by Disability Status, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender." which dives into the statistics of arrests which include individuals with mental and behavioral disabilities. Also, "Cumulative Inequality in Child Health and Academic Achievement" is a beneficial article to refer to because it shows the relationship between health conditions and academic achievement in early life, which the previously mentioned article deals with adulthood statistics.

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References

^ Ferraro, K. F., & Shippee, T. P. (2009). Aging and Cumulative Inequality: How Does Inequality Get Under the Skin?. Gerontologist, 49(3), 333-343.
^ Schafer, M. H., Ferraro, K. F., & Mustillo, S. A. (2011). Children of misfortune: Early adversity and cumulative inequality in perceived life trajectories. American Journal Of Sociology, 116(4), 1053-1091. doi:10.1086/655760
^ McCauley, E. J. (2017). The Cumulative Probability of Arrest by Age 28 Years in the United States by Disability Status, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender. American Journal Of Public Health, 107(12), 1977-1981. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2017.30409
^ Jackson, M. I. (2015). Cumulative Inequality in Child Health and Academic Achievement. Journal Of Health & Social Behavior, 56(2), 262-280. doi:10.1177/0022146515581857

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Merge proposal

This needs to be merge into Matthew effect (also known as cumulative advantage).

This article misleading suggests its a separate theory invented in 1988, but the source for that claim is "The Matthew Effect in Science, II: Cumulative Advantage and the Symbolism of Intellectual Property" (Merton, 1988).

It's absolutely clear from the title alone that Merton was not claiming to be creating a new theory, but was simply examining the well known Matthew Effect aka Cumulative Advantage in the context of science.

"Matthew effect" is also the more common name, but renaming that one to "cumulative advantage" would also be fine. Alec Gargett (talk) 02:07, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. I am in the process of editing the Matthew effect article and it could benefit from getting renamed and merged since most publications that discuss M.E. are under a wider discussion about cumulative advantage and inequality. I will be editing until tomorrow, as an FYI in case our edits overlap. Prebiotic Soda (talk) 03:17, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

For future reference @AlecGargett, if content has been merged from one page into another, the edit history must be retained for copyright and attribution reasons. But the page can be redirected. Guettarda (talk) 13:31, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Great. I've added all the material (other than the huge slab from a single article given undue weight) to Matthew effect. Messy for now but better than destroying anything of value. Seems like a consensus for now, but is there a convention on how many days to wait for dissenting views before I go ahead and convert this to a redirect? Alec Gargett (talk) 22:21, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oops someone already did it. Fine by me. Alec Gargett (talk) 22:23, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Ferraro, K. F., & Shippee, T. P. (2009). Aging and Cumulative Inequality: How Does Inequality Get Under the Skin?. Gerontologist, 49(3), 333-343.

[2] Schafer, M. H., Ferraro, K. F., & Mustillo, S. A. (2011). Children of misfortune: Early adversity and cumulative inequality in perceived life trajectories. American Journal Of Sociology, 116(4), 1053-1091. doi:10.1086/655760

[3] McCauley, E. J. (2017). The Cumulative Probability of Arrest by Age 28 Years in the United States by Disability Status, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender. American Journal Of Public Health, 107(12), 1977-1981. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2017.30409

[4] Jackson, M. I. (2015). Cumulative Inequality in Child Health and Academic Achievement. Journal Of Health & Social Behavior, 56(2), 262-280. doi:10.1177/0022146515581857

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