Edge Hill University, 5th April 2019
The Psychological Costs of Inequality
Prof Richard Wilkinson, University of Nottingham Medical School
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I4P is delighted to welcome back Richard Wilkinson, Professor Emeritus of Social Epidemiology at the University of Nottingham Medical School, Honorary Professor at University College London and Visiting Professor at the University of York.

This lecture lecture will focus on the psychological effects of large income differences between rich and poor. It will show how inequality undermines feelings of self-worth, damages social relationships, and contributes to the heavy burden of stress and mental illness in rich developed countries.

The material is taken from his and Kate Pickett’s new book, The Inner Level, which shows that inequality is not merely about economics and living standards but affects us all intimately, changing the nature of social life and reducing levels of confidence.

In an important sense, this new book describes some of the social and psychological processes which lead to the increased rates of health and social problems shown previously in Wilkinson and Pickett’s earlier book, The Spirit Level.

Organised by the Faculty of Health & Social Care and sponsored by I4P, this event takes place at Edge Hill University’s Ormskirk Campus.

Edge Hill University
5th April 2019
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