The Inner Level [electronic resource] : How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone's Well-being
Richard Wilkinson2018
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Why is the incidence of mental illness in the UK twice that in Germany? Why are
Americans three times more likely than the Dutch to develop gambling problems?
Why is child well-being so much worse in New Zealand than Japan? As this
groundbreaking study demonstrates, the answer to all these hinges on inequality.
In The Spirit Level Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett put inequality at the
centre of public debate
by showing conclusively that less-equal societies fare worse than more equal
ones across everything
from education to life expectancy. The Inner Level now explains how inequality
affects us individually,
how it alters how we think, feel and behave. It sets out the overwhelming
evidence that material
inequalities have powerful psychological effects: when the gap between rich and
poor increases, so does the tendency to defi ne and value ourselves and others
in terms of superiority and inferiority. A deep well of data and analysis is
drawn upon to empirically show, ...
Main title:
Author:
Richard Wilkinson, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Penguin, 2018
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (352 pages)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780141975405
Language:
English
BRN:
436074
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