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Achievement-related attitudes and the fate of 'at-risk' groups in society

O'Connell, Michael F. ; Sheikh, Hammad (Elsevier, 2008-08)

What causes poverty and how does an individual escape it? Factors such as intelligence and social class background are thought to be important. However, a number of economists have argued that an individual’s profile of ...
Affluence versus Equality? A critique of Wilkinson and Pickett’s book ‘The Spirit Level’

O'Connell, Michael F. (2010-09)

The Spirit Level made strong claims that in developed countries, income growth was no longer important and the focus should turn to income differentials within society. Putting affluence before parity and solidarity led ...
Anti 'social capital': civic values versus economic equality in the EU

O'Connell, Michael F. (Oxford University Press, 2003-07)

The concept of Social Capital suggests that societies with more dense social networks will have more effective political institutions, be more cohesive and display stronger economic performances. However the causal foundations ...
Economic forces and anti-immigrant attitudes in Western Europe : a paradox in search of an explanation

O'Connell, Michael F. (Taylor & Francis, 2005-03)

Greater economic hardship is widely conceived as conducive to higher levels of majority hostility towards minority groups. Research in the classical social- psychological tradition as well as data on political trends ...
Fairly satisfied : economic equality, wealth and satisfaction

O'Connell, Michael F. (Elsevier, 2004-06)

Research appears to demonstrate that economic variables are only marginally predictive of levels of social satisfaction. It was hypothesised that a greater association might be found between satisfaction and equality of ...
Psychological, economic and academic predictors of the intention to leave school early among a sample of Irish students

Freeney, Yseult ; O'Connell, Michael F. (Combat Poverty Agency, 2009-12)

Early school-leaving exerts substantial costs on the individual and society. The literature indicates that quitting school early is predicted by an enmeshed group of indicators including academic and behavioural difficulties ...
Wait for it : delay-discounting and academic performance among an Irish adolescent sample

Freeney, Yseult ; O'Connell, Michael F. (Elsevier, 2010-06)

Beyond cognitive ability and family background, are there other significant determinants of educational attainment? From research in psychology, economics, education and criminology, one powerful influence is the ability ...