Envy Up, Scorn Down: How Status Divides Us

by Susan T. Fiske

Book Overview

An insightful examination of why we compare ourselves to those above and below us. The United States was founded on the principle of equal opportunity for all, and this ethos continues to inform the nation's collective identity. In reality, however, absolute equality is elusive. The gap between rich and poor has widened in recent decades, and the United States has the highest level of economic inequality of any developed country. Social class and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871544644
• ISBN13: 9780871544643
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"