Dysfunctional societies : why inequality matters / Media Education Foundation ; directed by Sut Jhally.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Jhally, Sut, film director, editor of moving image work.

Wilkinson, Richard G., on-screen participant.

Media Education Foundation, production company, film distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Income distribution--United States.

Income distribution.

United States.

Equality--United States.

Equality.

Genre:

Feature films -- United States.

Documentary films.

Feature films.

Nonfiction films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (40 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Other Title:

Why inequality matters

Place of Publication:

Northampton, MA : Media Education Foundation, [2015]

Language Note:

In English; optional English subtitles.

System Details:

DVD, NTSC, all regions; aspect ratio 16:9; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.

digital optical stereo

DVD NTSC

video file DVD video all region

Summary:

"In this new film based on his international best-seller The Spirit Level, Wilkinson focuses on why the U.S., despite being one of the richest nations in the world, lags behind so many other rich Western societies in a number of crucial statistical measures, including life expectancy, violence, health, community, teen pregnancy, mental illness, and incarceration"--Publishers website.

Contents:

Introduction

How is inequality bad for society?

Inequality & health

Inequality & social problems

Growing up in an unequal society

Getting to a fairer society.

Participant:

Featuring Richard Wilkinson.

Credits:

Camera, Kate Geis ; editor, Sut Jhally.

Notes:

Based on the book The Spirit Level by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2015.

Related Work:

Motion picture adaptation of ,: Pickett, Kate. Spirit level.

Motion picture adaptation of: Wilkinson, Richard G. Spirit level.

OCLC:

935355147

Publisher Number:

897952002035

Online:

Book for a Specific Date.