A thought-provoking and unique look at status, inequality and the psychology behind it.
Keith Payne is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As an international leader in the psychology of inequality and discrimination, his research has been featured in THE ATLANTIC, THE NEW YORK TIMES and on NPR, and he has written for SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN and PSYCHOLOGY TODAY.
A persuasive and highly readable account of how rising inequality, and not just absolute poverty, is undermining our politics, social cohesion, long-term prosperity and general well-beingAn eye-opening book with profound resonance for the state of our world ... A thoughtful look - and a rallying cry - into the way our environment shapes us allBrilliant ... [A]n important, fascinating read ... Payne challenges a common perception that the real problem isn't inequality but poverty, and he's persuasive that societies are shaped not just by disadvantage at the bottom but also by inequality across the spectrum - NEW YORK TIMES
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