The impact of inequality : how to make sick societies healthier / Richard G. Wilkinson.
"In this book, pioneering social epidemiologist Richard Wilkinson, shows how inequality affects social relations and well-being. In wealthy countries, health is not simply a matter of material circumstances and access to health care; it is also how your relationships and social standing make yo...
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2005.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Affluent Societies: Material Success, Social Failure
- 2. Inequality: More Hostile, Less Sociable Societies
- 3. Anxieties and Insecurities: The Eyes of Others
- 4. Health and Inequality: Shorter Stressful Lives
- 5. Violence and Inequality: Status, Stigma and Respect
- 6. Cooperation or Conflict: Inequality Names the Game
- 7. Gender, Race and Inequality: Kicking Down
- 8. Evolved Social Strategies: Mutuality and Dominance
- 9. Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Economic Democracy.