The Status Syndrome: How Social Standing Affects Our Health and Longevity

Marmot, Michael

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"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.

Book information

ISBN:	9780805078541
Publisher:	St. Martins Press-3PL
Imprint:	St. Martin's Press
Pub date:	05 Sep 2005
DEWEY:	613
Language:	English
Number of pages:	336
Weight:	442g
Height:	139mm
Width:	216mm
Spine width:	27mm