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The spirit level : why more equal societies almost always do better /

By: Wilkinson, Richard G.
Contributor(s): Pickett, Kate.
Publisher: London : Allen Lane, 2009Description: xvii, 330 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781846140396 (hbk.); 9781846140396:; 1846140390 (hbk.).Subject(s): Equality | Social problemsDDC classification: 305
Contents:
The end of an era -- Poverty or inequality? -- How inequality gets under the skin -- Community life and social relations -- Mental health and drug use -- Physical health and life expectancy -- Obesity: wider income gaps, wider waists -- Educational performance -- Teenage births: recycling deprivation -- Violence: gaining respect -- Imprisonment and punishment -- Social mobility: unequal opportunities -- Dysfunctional societies -- Our social inheritance -- Equality and sustainability -- Building the future.
Summary: It is common knowledge that, in rich societies, the poor have worse health and suffer more from almost every social problem. This book explains why inequality is the most serious problem societies face today.
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Standard Loan Standard Loan ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection 305 WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available M027197
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The end of an era -- Poverty or inequality? -- How inequality gets under the skin -- Community life and social relations -- Mental health and drug use -- Physical health and life expectancy -- Obesity: wider income gaps, wider waists -- Educational performance -- Teenage births: recycling deprivation -- Violence: gaining respect -- Imprisonment and punishment -- Social mobility: unequal opportunities -- Dysfunctional societies -- Our social inheritance -- Equality and sustainability -- Building the future.

It is common knowledge that, in rich societies, the poor have worse health and suffer more from almost every social problem. This book explains why inequality is the most serious problem societies face today.

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