{"product_id":"the-science-of-dignity-measuring-personhood-and-well-being-in-the-united-states-hardcover","title":"The Science of Dignity: Measuring Personhood and Well-Being in the United States - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Hitlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMatthew A. Andersson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides original evidence arguing for dignity as an indicator of public health, by offering a scientific framework for measuring dignity and its social determinants. Hitlin and Andersson show that dignity can be efficiently measured by using simple survey items that ask individuals whether there is \"dignity\" in their life or in how they are treated by others. National survey data show that unhappiness, sadness, anger, and lower general health are far more common for those reporting undignified lives. These differences in reported dignity come from inequalities in social and economic resources and from experiences of disrespect, threat, or life stress. Social groups with less power generally report lower levels of dignity linked to these multifaceted resource and stress inequalities, which are examined throughout the book. Hitlin and Andersson show that dignity possesses universal value for health and well-being in America, providing a scientific basis for collective consensus and social inspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteven Hitlin \u003c\/strong\u003eis a sociological social psychologist whose work spans morality, self and identity, the life course, and social theory. Before his faculty position at Iowa, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is author or co-author for several books and academic articles including\u003cem\u003e Unequal Foundations: Inequality, Morality and Emotions Across Cultures\u003c\/em\u003e (Oxford) and \u003cem\u003eMoral Selves, Evil Selves: The Social Psychology of Conscience\u003c\/em\u003e (Palgrave Macmillan). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew A. Andersson \u003c\/strong\u003eis a sociologist who studies health inequalities across the life course. His research has been published in numerous publications in leading journals in the social and population health sciences. Previously, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Yale University and a Presidential Graduate Research Fellow at The University of Iowa. He serves on the editorial boards of \u003cem\u003eSociety and Mental Health\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eJournal of Gerontology: Social Sciences\u003c\/em\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9.29 x 6.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52240782360850,"sku":"9780197743867","price":150.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/0dCyhhjAxz9780197743867.webp?v=1777893621","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/the-science-of-dignity-measuring-personhood-and-well-being-in-the-united-states-hardcover","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}