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"Why are people more relaxed and at ease with each other in some countries than others? Why do we worry so much about what others think of us and often feel social life is a stressful performance? Why is mental illness three times as common in the USA as in Germany? Why is the American dream more of a reality in Denmark than the USA? What makes child well-being so much worse in some countries than others? As The Inner Level demonstrates, the answer to all these is inequality. Wilkinson and Pickett describe how these responses to hierarchies evolved, and why the impacts of inequality on us are…

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Editions

5 editions
  • Hardcover · English · 2019
    Penguin Press · 352 pages · 9780525561224
  • Other · English · 2020
    Inner Level
    Penguin Publishing Group · 352 pages · 9780525561248
  • Other · English · 2019
    Inner Level
    Penguin Books, Limited · 352 pages · 9780141975399
  • Other · English · 2018
    Inner Level
    Penguin Books, Limited · 9780141975405
  • Other · English · 2018
    Inner Level
    Penguin Books, Limited · 352 pages · 9781846147418
IndividualismSocial mobilityEqualityQuality of lifeSociologyPsychological aspectsSocial aspectsPSYCHOLOGY / Interpersonal Relations