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How Social Standing Affects Our Health and Longevity
Owl Books
August 2005
On Sale: August 25, 2005
336 pages
ISBN: 0805078541
EAN: 9780805078541
Paperback (reprint)
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Non-Fiction
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.
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