socioeconomic status

.Reading time 67 minutes.

forbidden word project

image: canadian fire sky in new england © Holly Troy 7.2026

“Among the most interesting revelations in the data is the correlation between a baby’s name and the parents’ socioeconomic status.”
From “Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything” by Steven D. Levitt

Read More

social vulnerability

.Reading time 40 minutes.

forbidden word project

image: smoky sun © Holly Troy 7.2026

“The concept of social vulnerability has achieved great resonance in the arena of risk and security studies, given greater degrees of sophistication reached by measurement tools—such as social barometers—and other demographic indicators.” from — Huong, S. J., & McCoy, R. G. (2025, March 21). Confronting federal censorship of social vulnerability index. NIH National Library of Medicine.

Read More

self-assessed

.Reading time 20 minutes.

forbidden word project

image: garden skulls © Holly Troy 7.2026

“Remember, self-assessment is only for your benefit to develop and grow as a person, and is not punitive.”
From “Music and the Child” by Natalie Sarrazin

Read More