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The Broken Ladder: How Inequality Affects the Way We Think, Live, and Die
by Payne, Keith | HC | VeryGood
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- ISBN
- 9780525429814
- Book Title
- Broken Ladder : How Inequality Affects the Way We Think, Live, and Die
- Item Length
- 9.3in
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Genre
- Psychology, Business & Economics, Social Science
- Topic
- Social Classes & Economic Disparity, General, Economics / General, Social Psychology
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- 6.2in
- Item Weight
- 15.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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"A persuasive and highly readable account." --President Barack Obama "Brilliant. . . . an important, fascinating read arguing that inequality creates a public health crisis in America." --Nicholas Kristof, New York Times " The Broken Ladder is an important, timely, and beautifully written account of how inequality affects us all." --Adam Alter, New York Times bestselling author of Irresistible and Drunk Tank Pink A timely examination by a leading scientist of the physical, psychological, and moral effects of inequality. The levels of inequality in the world today are on a scale that have not been seen in our lifetimes, yet the disparity between rich and poor has ramifications that extend far beyond mere financial means. In The Broken Ladder psychologist Keith Payne examines how inequality divides us not just economically; it also has profound consequences for how we think, how we respond to stress, how our immune systems function, and even how we view moral concepts such as justice and fairness. Research in psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics has not only revealed important new insights into how inequality changes people in predictable ways but also provided a corrective to the flawed view of poverty as being the result of individual character failings. Among modern developed societies, inequality is not primarily a matter of the actual amount of money people have. It is, rather, people's sense of where they stand in relation to others. Feeling poor matters--not just being poor. Regardless of their average incomes, countries or states with greater levels of income inequality have much higher rates of all the social maladies we associate with poverty, including lower than average life expectancies, serious health problems, mental illness, and crime. The Broken Ladder explores such issues as why women in poor societies often have more children, and why they have them at a younger a≥ why there is little trust among the working class in the prudence of investing for the future; why people's perception of their social status affects their political beliefs and leads to greater political divisions; how poverty raises stress levels as effectively as actual physical threats; how inequality in the workplace affects performance; and why unequal societies tend to become more religious. Understanding how inequality shapes our world can help us better understand what drives ideological divides, why high inequality makes the middle class feel left behind, and how to disconnect from the endless treadmill of social comparison.
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Penguin Publishing Group
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0525429816
ISBN-13
9780525429814
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Book Title
Broken Ladder : How Inequality Affects the Way We Think, Live, and Die
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Social Classes & Economic Disparity, General, Economics / General, Social Psychology
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Psychology, Business & Economics, Social Science
Number of Pages
256 Pages
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Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
15.2 Oz
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Hm821.P39 2017
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" The Broken Ladder is an important, timely, and beautifully written account of how inequality affects us all. Though it surely plagues the poorest and most vulnerable members of society, Keith Payne expertly and engagingly shows that it also touches the wealthy and privileged. Payne marshals the cutting edge in psychology and neuroscience research to explain how inequality influences our political and religious beliefs, how we perform at work, and how we respond to stress and physical threats--and how we can combat its most insidious effects on our lives." --Adam Alter, Associate Professor of Marketing at New York University's Stern School Business, and New York Times Bestselling author of Irresistible and Drunk Tank Pink The Broken Ladder explores such issues as why women in poor societies often have more children, and why they have them at a younger age; why there is little trust among the working class in the prudence of investing for the future; why people's perception of their social status affects their political beliefs and leads to greater political divisions; how poverty raises stress levels as effectively as actual physical threats; how inequality in the workplace affects performance; and why unequal societies tend to become more religious. Understanding how inequality shapes our world can help us better understand what drives ideological divides, why high inequality makes the middle class feel left behind, and how to disconnect from the endless treadmill of social comparison., "Keith Payne has written an eye-opening book with profound resonance for the state of our world. We all know that income inequality has dire economic and societal consequences, but The Broken Ladder shows that it has deep psychological impact too, affecting our decision-making, our mood and our health. A thoughtful look -- and a rallying cry -- into the way our environment shapes us all." --Susan Cain, co-founder of Quiet Revolution and New York Times bestselling author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking " The Broken Ladder 's examination of the consequences of inequality--of what it is like to be poor and to feel poor--is as profound as it is revelatory. Keith Payne is a lovely, graceful writer. Replete with gems of research studies, insights, and illuminating examples and implications, this book will change the way you think about your world." --Sonja Lyubomirsky , Ph.D., professor of psychology at the University of California, Riverside and author of The How of Happiness " The Broken Ladder is an important, timely, and beautifully written account of how inequality affects us all. Though it surely plagues the poorest and most vulnerable members of society, Keith Payne expertly and engagingly shows that it also touches the wealthy and privileged. Payne marshals the cutting edge in psychology and neuroscience research to explain how inequality influences our political and religious beliefs, how we perform at work, and how we respond to stress and physical threats--and how we can combat its most insidious effects on our lives." --Adam Alter, Associate Professor of Marketing at New York University's Stern School Business, and New York Times Bestselling author of Irresistible and Drunk Tank Pink "Many books have been written on the effects of inequality on the economy. In The Broken Ladder , Keith Payne sheds fascinating insight into the pernicious effects of inequality on another complex system: human psychology." --Michael Norton, co-author, Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending "Drawing on experimental psychology, Payne argues that the amount of money you have is not the main determinant of well-being; what matters is how you feel about it. The problem of inequality is relational, not economic. Poverty unquestionably harms health, encourages bad decisions and creates instability. But the key message of Payne's book is that people who are not deprived may act as if they are--because they feel relatively poor." --Aaron Reeves, Nature "In a wide-ranging exploration of how we view ourselves in relation to others, Payne shows that 'the social comparisons we make can alter how we see the world.' . . . Smartly blending personal observations with recent research in psychology and neuroscience (his own and that of others), he details how our perceived relative position in the scheme of things plays a 'critical role' in shaping our biases, habits, and ideas. . . . In revealing vignettes, Payne describes how feelings of inequality help account for our political choices, unhealthy behaviors, racial prejudices, and tendency to seek meaningful patterns. . . . [Payne] provides valuable psychological insights into our daily behaviors." --Kirkus Reviews " The Broken Ladder advances a timely examination by a leading social scientist of the physical, psychological, and moral effects of inequality and the measures that people can take to lessen the harm done by inequality in their own lives." -- Publishers Weekly, "Drawing on experimental psychology, Payne argues that the amount of money you have is not the main determinant of well-being; what matters is how you feel about it. The problem of inequality is relational, not economic. Poverty unquestionably harms health, encourages bad decisions and creates instability. But the key message of Payne's book is that people who are not deprived may act as if they are--because they feel relatively poor." --Aaron Reeves, Nature "In a wide-ranging exploration of how we view ourselves in relation to others, Payne shows that 'the social comparisons we make can alter how we see the world.' . . . Smartly blending personal observations with recent research in psychology and neuroscience (his own and that of others), he details how our perceived relative position in the scheme of things plays a 'critical role' in shaping our biases, habits, and ideas. . . . In revealing vignettes, Payne describes how feelings of inequality help account for our political choices, unhealthy behaviors, racial prejudices, and tendency to seek meaningful patterns. . . . [Payne] provides valuable psychological insights into our daily behaviors." --Kirkus Reviews " The Broken Ladder advances a timely examination by a leading social scientist of the physical, psychological, and moral effects of inequality and the measures that people can take to lessen the harm done by inequality in their own lives." -- Publishers Weekly "Keith Payne has written an eye-opening book with profound resonance for the state of our world. We all know that income inequality has dire economic and societal consequences, but The Broken Ladder shows that it has deep psychological impact too, affecting our decision-making, our mood and our health. A thoughtful look -- and a rallying cry -- into the way our environment shapes us all." --Susan Cain, co-founder of Quiet Revolution and New York Times bestselling author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking " The Broken Ladder 's examination of the consequences of inequality--of what it is like to be poor and to feel poor--is as profound as it is revelatory. Keith Payne is a lovely, graceful writer. Replete with gems of research studies, insights, and illuminating examples and implications, this book will change the way you think about your world." --Sonja Lyubomirsky , Ph.D., professor of psychology at the University of California, Riverside and author of The How of Happiness " The Broken Ladder is an important, timely, and beautifully written account of how inequality affects us all. Though it surely plagues the poorest and most vulnerable members of society, Keith Payne expertly and engagingly shows that it also touches the wealthy and privileged. Payne marshals the cutting edge in psychology and neuroscience research to explain how inequality influences our political and religious beliefs, how we perform at work, and how we respond to stress and physical threats--and how we can combat its most insidious effects on our lives." --Adam Alter, Associate Professor of Marketing at New York University's Stern School Business, and New York Times Bestselling author of Irresistible and Drunk Tank Pink "Many books have been written on the effects of inequality on the economy. In The Broken Ladder , Keith Payne sheds fascinating insight into the pernicious effects of inequality on another complex system: human psychology." --Michael Norton, co-author, Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending
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