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Speaker: Prof. Dr. em. Richard Wilkinson, FFPH

Inequality: A Key Social Determinant

Guest Lecture Series “Society: Status Quo and Normative Change”
Societies with bigger income differences between rich and poor suffer from higher rates of a wide range of health and social problems, including poorer life expectancy, worse mental health, more violence, drug abuse, and lower levels of trust. The effects of inequality also reduce the prospects of moving towards envi­ron­mental sustainability, and our general willingness to pull to­gether and provide mutual support. Prof. Dr. em. Wilkinson will also elaborate on social and psychological processes behind these patterns. [more]
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