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Zusatztext ‘A deeply thoughtful and challenging book’ Informationen zum Autor Christopher Steed is a research fellow at Southampton University in the UK. 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. Vorwort In the twenty-first century, the gap between those who have more and those who have less is growing: 1% the world owns as much as the other 99% - should we be worried? Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Setting the ScenePart I. Landscapes of Inequality1. A Tale of Two Cities2. Winners, Losers and New Class Divides3. Global Divides4. Half the World: Identity Wars5. War on the Skin6. Intact Bodies, Wounded HistoryPart II. Why We Should Not Just Accept Inequality7. Moral Outrage: Religious and Philosophical Arguments8. Why Inequality Matters: Economic and Practical Arguments9. The Argument from Intensified Social Comparison10. The Psychodynamic Argument: Marx versus FreudPart III. Clarifying Social Dynamics of Inequality: Notes on a Theory11. A Theory of Social Relativity12. The Politics of Positions13. Understanding the Triggers: Indifference, Indignity and Inequality14. Inequality’s Inner Thread: Towards a New Social Category15. The Effect of Inequality: Demoralisation, Resignation and the Protest16. The Politics of Equal WorthNotesIndex...
