Status Syndrome How Social Standing Affects Our Health and Longevity

Name: Status Syndrome How Social Standing Affects Our Health and Longevity
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ISBN: 9780805078541

ISBN-10: 0805078541

ISBN-13: 9780805078541

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Authors: Michael Marmot

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"Bold, important and masterful . . . Marmot's message is not just timely, it's urgent." -The Washington Post Book World You probably didn't realize that when you graduate from college you increase your lifespan, or that your co-worker who has a slightly better job is more likely to live a healthier life. In this groundbreaking book, epidemiologist Michael Marmot marshals evidence from nearly thirty years of research to demonstrate that status is not a footnote to the causes of ill health-it is the cause. He calls this effect the status syndrome. The status syndrome is pervasive. It determines the chances that you will succumb to heart disease, stroke, cancers, infectious diseases, even…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Publication date: 9/5/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Introduction



Some Are More Equal than Others



Men and Women Behaving Badly?



Poverty Enriched



Relatively Speaking



Who's in Charge?



Home Alone



Trusting Together



The Missing Men of Russia



The Travails of the Fathers...and Mothers



The Moral Imperative and the Bottom Line



Recommendations from the Independent Inquiry into Inequalities in Health


Notes


Bibliography


Acknowledgments