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yes, yes, yes. stress in particular has a measurable impact on cognition, behavior, and motor development. even prenatal maternal stress. https://www.nber.org
by ruined 5y ago
yes, yes, yes.
stress in particular has a measurable impact on cognition, behavior, and motor development. even prenatal maternal stress.
https://www.nber.org/papers/w18422 https://www.nber.org/papers/w18422
parental leave, cash and food support, and other assistance during pregnancy and childhood, are probably one of the easiest policy wins towards improving outcomes for a huge segment of the population. better schools with smaller class sizes and individualized support for each student would be the next step.
- throwawaylinux 5y agoHaving it repeatedly drilled into you your entire life from birth that you'll never succeed without the pity and generosity of a few benevolent saviors among a sea of hateful racists who are this this all-powerful/privileged alien race that surrounds you (assuming you manage to dodge all the police bullets flying at you) because the system has been created to keep you down, and therefore any success you do have you owe to those people, would be extremely stressful and demoralizing. You could be on to something here. I've seen many other factors like education and wealth being adjusted for but not this. I wonder if anyone has attempted to quantify the damage this causes.