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The origins of unfairness : social categories and cultural evolution /

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In almost every human society some people get more and others get less. Why is inequity the rule in human societies? Philosopher Cailin O'Connor reveals how cultural evolution works on social categories such as race and gender to generate unfairness.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Connor, Cailin (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:Text in English.
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Equality.
Consumer Behavior.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS.
PHILOSOPHY.
Social Psychology.
PSYCHOLOGY.
Cultural.
Anthropology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Ethnic Studies.
Sociology.
Discrimination & Race Relations.
Gender Studies.
Equality
Fairness
Soziale Ungleichheit
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:In almost every human society some people get more and others get less. Why is inequity the rule in human societies? Philosopher Cailin O'Connor reveals how cultural evolution works on social categories such as race and gender to generate unfairness.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191880124
0191880124
9780192507358
0192507354