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Mind The Gap: Hierarchies, Health, And Human Evolution
Inequality kills. Both rich and poor die younger in countries with the greatest inequalities in income. Countries such as the United States with big gaps between rich and poor have higher death rates than those with smaller gaps such as Sweden and Japan. Why? In this provocative book, Richard Wilkinson provides a novel Darwinian approach to the question.
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...moreHardcover, 96 pages
Published
July 11th 2001
by Yale University Press
(first published 2000)
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Yeah, so I'm still an epidemiologist and read the occasional work-related piece.
I believe this little book is the written version of Richard Wilkinson's lecture, so don't expect a huge literature review or deep analyses. That said, in ~60 pages he presents a detailed overview of how lower status at work and/or community ostracization can wreak havoc on the human body, causing earlier morbidity and mortality. Where we are or how we are perceived in society affects our health in wa...more
I believe this little book is the written version of Richard Wilkinson's lecture, so don't expect a huge literature review or deep analyses. That said, in ~60 pages he presents a detailed overview of how lower status at work and/or community ostracization can wreak havoc on the human body, causing earlier morbidity and mortality. Where we are or how we are perceived in society affects our health in wa...more
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Richard G. Wilkinson (Richard Gerald Wilkinson; born 1943) is a British researcher in social inequalities in health and the social determinants of health. He is Professor Emeritus of social epidemiology at the University of Nottingham, having retired in 2008. He is also Honorary Professor at University College London.
He is best known for his 2009 book (with Kate Pickett) The Spirit Lev...more
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