The Psychology of Poverty, Wealth, and Economic Inequality
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Economic inequality is a defining issue of our time, with a handful of individuals in the United States today owning more wealth than half the population in the country. What are the psychological consequences of living in a profoundly unequal society? This comprehensive textbook is among the first to examine poverty, wealth, and economic inequality from a psychological perspective. Written by two leading scholars in the field, it provides an intersectional analysis of the impact of economic inequality on cognitive,…
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Key features
- Focuses on potential solutions to issues that can feel overwhelming to students, to foster optimism and to encourage action
- Intersectional analyses demonstrate how the interplay of multiple aspects of identity can impact people's experiences of poverty and wealth and explain cognitive, emotional, interpersonal, intergroup, physiological, and health outcomes
- Integrates the well-researched effects of poverty with emerging research on the consequences of wealth to the psychology of the individual, providing a more complete understanding of the societal implications of economic inequality
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108644792
- Subjects Applied Psychology,Psychology,Social Psychology
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 16 March 2023
- ISBN: 9781108486149
- Dimensions (mm): 246 x 189 mm
- Weight: 1kg
- Page extent: 391 pages
- Availability: In stock
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 05 January 2023
- ISBN: 9781108731829
- Dimensions (mm): 246 x 189 mm
- Weight: 0.8kg
- Page extent: 391 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 13 December 2022
- ISBN: 9781108644792
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