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9789462984028: World of Difference: A Moral Perspective on Social Inequality
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 9462984026 ISBN 13: 9789462984028
Verlag: Amsterdam University Press, 2017

Inhaltsangabe

Public debates tend to view social inequality as resulting from personal decisions, such as those relating to education or lifestyle. Proposed solutions usually involve encouraging individuals to make better choices, but this neglects the importance of social groups and communities in determining individual outcomes. A moral perspective on social inequality questions the fairness of insisting on individual responsibility when members of some groups systematically receive fewer opportunities than others.

The essays in this book have been prepared by experts from different disciplines, ranging from philosophy to engineering, economics to epidemiology. On the basis of recent scientific insights, World of Difference examines how group membership impacts individual outcomes in four key domains: health, education and work, migration, and the environment. This offers a new moral perspective on social inequality that policy makers have previously neglected.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Naomi Ellemers is a social psychologist. She has published extensively on social inequality in a range of outlets, including Science. She is Distinguished University Professor at Utrecht University, and a member of the Supervisory Board of PWC in the Netherlands. Ellemers is a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. Her work has attracted various honors, including the highest scientific distinction in the Netherlands, the Spinoza award.

Naomi Ellemers is a social psychologist and distinguished university professor at Utrecht University.


Naomi Ellemers is a social psychologist. She has published extensively on social inequality in a range of outlets, including Science. She is Distinguished University Professor at Utrecht University, and a member of the Supervisory Board of PWC in the Netherlands. Ellemers is a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. Her work has attracted various honors, including the highest scientific distinction in the Netherlands, the Spinoza award.

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In the public arena, discussions of the most pressing problems of our time (e.g., social inequality, religious conflicts, climate change) tend to emphasize individual level and instrumental explanations and solutions. What is often missing is a consideration of the moral dimensions and of the group level implications of these issues. This book elucidates how taking a moral perspective on societal issues and considering collective outcomes, instead of focusing on individual outcomes may benefit our understanding of social inequality, and can help address pressing societal problems more effectively. This work examines the added value of this general analysis in informing and advancing the public debate, by using it to improve our understanding of four pressing societal issues relating to inequality, namely Health, Work and education, Migration, and the Environment. It combines insights from sociology, philosophy, economy, epidemiology, engineering, law, and psychology offered by a multidisciplinary team of scholars, to provide a more adequate analysis of these issues and how to address them.

Aus dem Klappentext

Public debates tend to see social inequality as resulting from individual decisions people make, for instance with respect to their education or lifestyle. Solutions are often sought in supporting individuals to make better choices. This neglects the importance of social groups and communities in determining individual outcomes. A moral perspective on social inequality questions the fairness of insisting on individual responsibilities, when members of some groups systematically receive fewer opportunities than others. The essays in this book have been prepared by experts from different disciplines, ranging from philosophy to engineering, and from economics to epidemiology. On the basis of recent scientific insights, World of Difference examines how group memberships impact on individual outcomes in four key domains: health, education and work, migration, and the environment. This offers a new moral perspective on social inequality, which policy makers tend to neglect.

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Verlag
Amsterdam University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2017
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
9462984026
ISBN 13 
9789462984028
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
136
Herausgeber
Derks Belle, Van Nunspeet Felice, Scheepers Daan, Van Der Toorn Jojanneke
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