Research Catalog

Envy up, scorn down : how status divides us / Susan T. Fiske.

Title
Envy up, scorn down : how status divides us / Susan T. Fiske.
Author
Fiske, Susan T.
Publication
New York : Russell Sage Foundation, c2011.

Holdings

Details

Description
x, 240 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Uniform Title
Project Muse UPCC books
Subject
  • Class consciousness > United States
  • Comparison (Psychology)
  • Envy
  • Equality > United States
  • Social classes > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Comparing ourselves to others : envy and scorn divide us -- Signatures of envy and scorn : we know them when we see them -- Who cares about comparisons? -- Why do we compare? : comparison informs us -- Why do we compare? : comparison protects us -- Why do we compare? : comparison helps us fit into our groups -- Beyond comparison : transforming envy and scorn.
ISBN
  • 9780871544643 (alk. paper)
  • 0871544644 (alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2010050297