A question of inequality : the politics of equal worth / Christopher Steed.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Steed, Chris, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality--Economic aspects.

Equality.

Income distribution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 250 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018.

Summary:

"Inequality is widening. In the twenty-first century, the gap between those who have more and those who have less is growing: 1 per cent of the world owns as much as the other 99 per cent. Should we be worried? Christopher Steed, author of the acclaimed A Question of Worth, argues that inequality does indeed matter: that economic fairness is one of the defining issues of our time. In a world conditioned by social media, enabling intensified social comparison, the anxieties and effects of contemporary inequality are a cause for huge concern. Despite a wealth of research around inequality most studies have concentrated on its quantitative aspects. In A Question of Inequality, Christopher Steed is concerned with exploring why inequality matters, what it means for those who find themselves victims of it, and what can be done about it. He probes what it means to experience inequality, drawing out case studies on the effects of poverty. In proposing a theory of social relativity the author provides new insights into the effects and meaning of inequality and makes an original and important contribution to a key issue facing the world today."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Introduction: Setting the Scene

Part I. Landscapes of Inequality

1. A Tale of Two Cities

2. Winners, Losers and New Class Divides

3. Global Divides

4. Half the World: Identity Wars

5. War on the Skin

6. Intact Bodies, Wounded History

Part II. Why We Should Not Just Accept Inequality

7. Moral Outrage: Religious and Philosophical Arguments

8. Why Inequality Matters: Economic and Practical Arguments

9. The Argument from Intensified Social Comparison

10. The Psychodynamic Argument: Marx versus Freud

Part III. Clarifying Social Dynamics of Inequality: Notes on a Theory

11. A Theory of Social Relativity

12. The Politics of Positions

13. Understanding the Triggers: Indifference, Indignity and Inequality

14. Inequality's Inner Thread: Towards a New Social Category

15. The Effect of Inequality: Demoralisation, Resignation and the Protest

16. The Politics of Equal Worth

Notes

Index.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781788315968

1788315960

9781786733993

1786733994

9781786723994

1786723999

OCLC:

1114387536