The Science of Dignity: Measuring Personhood and Well-Being in the United States

Awards:   Winner of Winner, Distinguished Book Award, American Sociological Association's Section on Altruism Morality and Social Solidarity.
Author:   Steven Hitlin (Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology and Criminology, Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology and Criminology, The University of Iowa) ,  Matthew A. Andersson (Associate Professor of Sociology, Health and Society Program, Associate Professor of Sociology, Health and Society Program, Baylor University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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9780197743867


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   20 September 2023
Format:   Hardback
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  • Winner of Winner, Distinguished Book Award, American Sociological Association's Section on Altruism Morality and Social Solidarity.

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"This 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."

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Author:   Steven Hitlin (Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology and Criminology, Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology and Criminology, The University of Iowa) ,  Matthew A. Andersson (Associate Professor of Sociology, Health and Society Program, Associate Professor of Sociology, Health and Society Program, Baylor University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 16.50cm
Weight:   0.458kg
ISBN:  

9780197743867


ISBN 10:   0197743862
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   20 September 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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This wide ranging and important book brings careful empirics to the crucial topic of dignity, including by showing its impact on health. The authors move our understanding of dignity to a whole new level, with a focus on the impact of resources on dignity, and more. I learned tons from them and so will you. * Michele Lamont, Author of Seeing Others: How Recognition Works and How It Can Heal a Divided World * Hitlin and Andersson's book is a tour de force exploration of dignity- what it is, how and why it varies in populations, and why it is so important for human well being and health. * Bruce Link, University of California *


This wide ranging and important book brings careful empirics to the crucial topic of dignity, including by showing its impact on health. The authors move our understanding of dignity to a whole new level, with a focus on the impact of resources on dignity, and more. I learned tons from them and so will you. * Michèle Lamont, Author of Seeing Others: How Recognition Works and How It Can Heal a Divided World * Hitlin and Andersson's book is a tour de force exploration of dignity- what it is, how and why it varies in populations, and why it is so important for human well being and health. * Bruce Link, University of California *


Author Information

Steven Hitlin is 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 Unequal Foundations: Inequality, Morality and Emotions Across Cultures (Oxford) and Moral Selves, Evil Selves: The Social Psychology of Conscience (Palgrave Macmillan). Matthew A. Andersson is 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 Society and Mental Health and Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences.

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