Status Syndrome

Author : Michael Marmot
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1429900660
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Status Syndrome written by Michael Marmot and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on decades of his own research, a pioneering epidemiologist reveals the surprising factors behind who lives longer and why You probably didn't realize that when you graduated from college you increased your lifespan, or that your co-worker who has a master's degree is more likely to live a longer and healthier life. Seemingly small social differences in education, job title, income, even the size of your house or apartment have a profound impact on your health. For years we have focused merely on how advances in technology and genetics can extend our lives and cure disease. But as Sir Michael Marmot argues, we are looking at the issue backwards. Social inequalities are not a footnote to the real causes of ill health in industrialized countries; they are the cause. The psychological experience of inequality, Marmot shows, has a profound effect on our lives. And while this may be alarming, it also suggests a ray of hope. If we can understand these social inequalities, we can also mitigate their effects. In this groundbreaking book, Marmot, an internationally renowned epidemiologist, marshals evidence from around the world and from nearly thirty years of his research to demonstrate that how much control you have over your life and the opportunities you have for full social participation are crucial for health, well-being, and longevity. Just as Bowling Alone changed the way we think about community in America, The Status Syndrome will change the way we think about our society and how we live our lives.

Author : Michael Marmot
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0747574081
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Status Syndrome written by Michael Marmot and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2005-08-15 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does social standing affect our health and longevity?

Author : Alain De Botton
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307491331
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Status Anxiety written by Alain De Botton and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2008-12-10 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “There's no writer alive like de Botton” (Chicago Tribune), and now this internationally heralded author turns his attention to the insatiable human quest for status—a quest that has less to do with material comfort than love. Anyone who’s ever lost sleep over an unreturned phone call or the neighbor’s Lexus had better read Alain de Botton’s irresistibly clear-headed new book, immediately. For in its pages, a master explicator of our civilization and its discontents explores the notion that our pursuit of status is actually a pursuit of love, ranging through Western history and thought from St. Augustine to Andrew Carnegie and Machiavelli to Anthony Robbins. Whether it’s assessing the class-consciousness of Christianity or the convulsions of consumer capitalism, dueling or home-furnishing, Status Anxiety is infallibly entertaining. And when it examines the virtues of informed misanthropy, art appreciation, or walking a lobster on a leash, it is not only wise but helpful.

Author : Michael Marmot
Publisher : Holt Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 9780805078541
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Status Syndrome written by Michael Marmot and published by Holt Paperbacks. This book was released on 2005-09-05 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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 suicide and homicide. And the issue, as Marmot shows, is not simply one of income or lifestyle. It is the psychological experience of inequality-how much control you have over your life and the opportunities you have for full social participation-that has a profound effect on your health. The Status Syndrome will utterly change the way we think about health, society, and how we live our lives.

Author : Michael Marmot
Publisher : Bloomsbury Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 9781408872680
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Status Syndrome written by Michael Marmot and published by Bloomsbury Paperbacks. This book was released on 2015-09-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do Oscar winners live for an average of four years longer than other Hollywood actors?Who experiences the most stress - the decision-makers or those who carry out their orders?Why do the Japanese have better health than other rich populations, and Keralans in India have better health than other poor populations - and what do they have in common?In this eye-opening book, internationally renowned epidemiologist Michael Marmot sets out to answer these and many other fascinating questions in order to understand the relationship between where we stand in the social hierarchy and our health and longevity. It is based on more than thirty years of front-line research between health and social circumstances. Marmot's work has taken him round the world showing the similar patterns that could be affecting the length of your life - and how you can change it.

Author : Stephen R. Block
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 100039946X
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Founders and Organizational Development written by Stephen R. Block and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-06-28 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Founders and Organizational Development: The Etiology and Theory of Founder’s Syndrome is designed to help today’s researchers, faculty, students and practitioners become familiar with the etiology and dynamics of Founder’s Syndrome as an organizational condition challenging nonprofit/nongovernmental, social enterprise, and for-profit and publicly traded organizations. The book uses applied social and psychological theories and concepts to peel away the layers of an organizational enigma, revealing three causes of Founder’s Syndrome and insight into the power and privileges assumed by founders who engage in undesirable and self-destructive behaviors leading to their termination; going from hero status to antihero. Researchers, instructors, students, and practitioners will find thought-provoking case studies from the real world of organization development practice. Segments from interviews during interventions reveal the type of emotional turmoil experienced in organizations where founder’s syndrome is present. Insight is provided into accounts of well-known founders who were terminated or forced to resign. The unique features of this book include: integrating theory into practice, describing a new theory about the psychological reaction of founder’s syndrome victims, prevention ideas when designing new organizations, strategies for intervention, using content based on research and organization development consultation experiences, and, integrating feedback from students who have launched organizations.

Author : Jean-Louis Vincent
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642180817
Total Pages : 833 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2011 written by Jean-Louis Vincent and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-04-02 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Annual Update compiles the most recent developments in experimental and clinical research and practice in one comprehensive reference book. The chapters are written by well recognized experts in the field of intensive care and emergency medicine. It is addressed to everyone involved in internal medicine, anesthesia, surgery, pediatrics, intensive care and emergency medicine.

Author : Katsunori Kondo
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9789811518331
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Determinants of Health in Non-communicable Diseases written by Katsunori Kondo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2021-11-04 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. This open access book is the first compilation that reviews a wide range of social determinants of health (SDHs) for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and healthy ageing in Japan. With the highest life expectancy and the largest elderly population in the world, Japan has witnessed health inequality by region and social class becoming more prevalent since the 2000s. The first half of this volume describes in detail major NCDs, such as cancers, heart and kidney diseases, diabetes, stroke, and metabolic syndrome. The second half, on the other hand, explores various SDHs relating to healthy ageing. All chapters review and focus on SDHs, particularly health inequality associated with socio-economic status and social capital, which are widely addressed in the field of social epidemiology. The book makes the argument that “Health for All” advocated by the WHO should be implemented based on social justice and benefits for the greater society. Public health researchers and policymakers, both in Japan and other nations, will gain scientific evidence from this book to prepare for the coming era as ageing becomes a global issue.

Author : John Hernandez-Storr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780997178302
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prader-Willi Syndrome written by John Hernandez-Storr and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On March 28, 1971, Fausta Deterling gave birth to a boy. Curtis was floppy and had little appetite. When he was five months old, a doctor told his parents that Curtis had something called Prader-Willi syndrome. He told them Curtis would develop a huge appetite as a toddler, would become quite obese, would not be 100 percent mentally, and would not live past his twenties. There was no cure or treatment, the doctor said. Fausta and her husband, Gene, did not accept this. They banded with other parents, and with a handful of professionals, to try to make better lives for their children.The small number of professionals interested in Prader-Willi syndrome made some gains, although the syndrome remained obscure. But in the 1980s Prader-Willi syndrome became the focus of a worldwide genetic mystery. And the resolution of that mystery would change the textbooks.

Author : Reba Riley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 150112403X
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome written by Reba Riley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-08-18 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simultaneously published in St. Louis, Missouri by Chalice Press, 2015.