The science of dignity : measuring personhood and well-being in the United States / Steven Hitlin and Matthew A. Andersson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hitlin, Steven, editor.

Andersson, Matthew A., editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social psychology--United States.

Social psychology.

Dignity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Summary:

This text provides original evidence arguing for dignity as an indicator of public health, by offering a scientific framework for measuring dignity and its social determinants. Hitlin and Andersson show that dignity can be efficiently measured by using simple survey items that ask individuals whether there is 'dignity' in their life or in how they are treated by others.

Contents:

Cover

The Science of Dignity

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction-​More Than a Feeling: Dignity and Health Inequalities in America

1. A Wide-​Ranging Tour of Perspectives on Dignity

2. Seeing Circles: Dignity as a Public Health Issue

3. Beyond Reason: Finding Dignity in Social Relations

4. American Capitalism and Its Multifaceted Links to Dignity

5. Measuring Dignity Subjectively: Methodology for 2017 and 2021 Gallup Data

6. Dignity as an Efficient Indicator of Social and Moral Integration

7. Is a Dignified Life a Healthier Life?

8. A Resource-​Based Framework for Analyzing Levels of Dignity

9. Inequality and Stress: Charting Dignity during Social Adversity

10. One Polarized Nation: Dignity across Political Ideologies

Conclusion-​Moving Forward: Dignity's Role in Collective Consensus and Social Inspiration

References

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 24, 2023).

ISBN:

0-19-774389-7

0-19-774387-0

0-19-774388-9

OCLC:

1382693016