The Spirit Level. Why Equality is Better for Everyone

By W. Caan. 2011

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Subfields: Sociology and Political Science

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Inclusive and exclusive belonging – the impact on individual and community well-being (2013, background): “Equality: Although cultures differ, there is strong evidence in multiple studies cited by Wilkinson and Pickett (2010), that societies which strive for greater equality and the ‘common good’ have better levels of mental health, less violence and criminality and better social and health outcomes.”
How three narratives of modernity justify economic inequality (2016, background): “The consequences of this development are widely discussed (e.g. Wilkinson and Pickett, 2010) and one of the central questions is how the masses will react.”
Social life cycle assessment of biodiesel production at three levels: a literature review and development needs (2013, background): “Scientific work (Wilkinson and Pickett, 2010) argues that most social issues depend on income inequality, especially in wealthy countries.”
Understanding Mental Health: What Are the Issues for Black and Ethnic Minority Students at University? (2018, positive): “For many university students, the stigma of mental illness often means that individuals are reluctant to disclose any issues they may have (Wilkinson and Pickett 2010).”
The Education Effect: Higher Educational Qualifications are Robustly Associated with Beneficial Personal and Socio-political Outcomes (2015, background): “The level of social trust within a nation has been found to be strongly related to inequality (Wilkinson and Pickett 2010), and to civic engagement, economic efficiency, and democratic stability (Kwak et al.”
Socioeconomic inequalities and mental health problems in children and adolescents: a systematic review. (2013, background): “Social inequality has become one of the most commonly discussed topics in Europe and societies worldwide (Marmot & Bell, 2012; Wilkinson & Pickett, 2010).”
Organizations and Societal Economic Inequality: A Review and Way Forward (2020, background): “One of the ways in which societal economic inequality can affect the performance of organizations is via its effect on human development, e.g., education, health, and civic life (Wilkinson & Pickett, 2009).”
Why Income Inequality Is Dissatisfying—Perceptions of Social Status and the Inequality-Satisfaction Link in Europe (2019, background): “In their book, The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone, Wilkinson and Pickett (2010) use empirical data to show that income inequalities harm both the individual and society at large: the higher the income inequality, the lower the mental and physical health, the lower the trust in…”
Materialistic cues make us miserable: A meta‐analysis of the experimental evidence for the effects of materialism on individual and societal well‐being (2020, background): “…social pyramids and bigger material differences—have negative consequences not only for individual health (e.g., lower life expectancy and higher risk of mental health problems), but also for the well‐being of the social group (e.g., higher levels of violence and crime; Wilkinson & Pickett, 2010).”
Value Creation, Appropriation, and Distribution: How Firms Contribute to Societal Economic Inequality (2018, background): “It was spurred by the vast research in other disciplines, which had not only identified the numerous social ills arising from high economic inequality but also begun to advocate public policy interventions to reduce inequality (Neckerman & Torche, 2007; Piketty, 2014; Wilkinson & Pickett, 2009).”
Income Inequality, Intergenerational Mobility, and the Great Gatsby Curve: Is Education the Key? (2015, background): “It has been cited by Nobel Prize–winning economists (Heckman 2013), high-ranking policymakers (White House 2013; Obama 2013), bestselling authors (Wilkinson and Pickett 2009), and the popular science press ( Economist 2013).”
Does income inequality cause health and social problems (2011, methodology): “In their postscript to the second/paperback edition of The Spirit Level, Wilkinson and Pickett (2010) argued that there is no standard method for determining and excluding outliers.”
The Power Threat Meaning Framework: An Alternative Nondiagnostic Conceptual System (2018, positive): “Depending on the currently dominant political ideology, industrialization implies varying degrees of income inequality with all its well-documented destructive consequences for the social fabric (Wilkinson & Pickett, 2010).”
Individuals, interactions and institutions: How economic inequality affects organizations (2015, background): “Specifically, income inequality is associated with lower college enrolment, educational attainment, and math and literacy scores (Wilkinson and Pickett, 2009).”
Social Work with Children and Families: Challenges and Possibilities in the Neo-Liberal World (2012, background): “Working individually in one’s day-to-day practice, as well as collectively, means social work can work towards a different, more just and equal world, not least because more equal societies are better for everyone (Wilkinson and Pickett, 2010).”
McDonaldizing Spirituality (2017, background): “As Wilkinson and Pickett (2010) conclude in their analysis of levels of inequality around the world, “further improvements in the quality of life no longer depend on further economic growth: the issue is now community and how we relate to each other” (p. 254).”