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The book also aims to counter pseudoscientific ideas such as race science and eugenics that have been used to explain and justify social inequalities. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Reviewers said the book describes behavior genetics accurately and accessibly, but many reviewers rejected her message that accommodating genetic inequality would be a valuable way to ...
In this 288-page book targeting an audience of citizens, not economists, Piketty summarizes his two previous books, his 2014 696-page Capital in the Twenty-First Century [4] and his 2019 1150-page book Capital and Ideology. [5] [6] In Capital, Piketty said that a possible remedy for inequality lay in a "global tax on wealth". [7]
Inequality Reexamined is a 1992 book by the economist Amartya Sen. In the book Sen evaluates the different perspectives of the general notion of inequality, focusing mainly on his well-known capability approach. The author argues that inequality is a central notion to every social theory that has stood on time. For only if this basic feature is ...
Philosophical questions about social ethics and the desirability or inevitability of inequality in human societies have given rise to a spate of ideologies to address such questions. [9] By looking at the inequality of the given situations that are present, we identify the source of how inequality can rise up and substantiate a rise in how we ...
In a review for Nature, Michael Sargent said that "In their new book, epidemiologists Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett extend this idea" (of the harm caused by status differences) "with a far-reaching analysis of the social consequences of income inequality. Using statistics from reputable independent sources, they compare indices of health ...
Inequity is injustice or unfairness or an instance of either of the two. [1] Aversion is "a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it; a settled dislike; a tendency to extinguish a behavior or to avoid a thing or situation and especially a usually pleasurable one because it is or has been associated with a noxious stimulus". [2]
Social equality is a major element of equality for any group in society. Gender equality includes social equality between men, women, and intersex people, whether transgender or cisgender. Internationally, women are harmed significantly more by a lack of gender equality, resulting in a higher risk of poverty. [12]
Unsustainable Inequalities: Social Justice and the Environment is a non-fiction book published in 2020 by French economist and researcher Lucas Chancel. [1] The book explores the intricate relationship between social inequalities and environmental degradation, offering a comprehensive analysis of the global challenges posed by these intertwined issues.