Title: Respect in a world of inequality /
Authors: Sennett, Richard, 1943-
Publisher: W.W. Norton,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Public welfare; Welfare recipients Psychology.; Respect
Abstract: Presents a case for a society of mutual respect, proposing welfare system improvements, and citing the consequences of disrespectful behaviors in today's competitive society.
Contents: Scarcity of Respect -- Memories of Cabrini -- What Respect Means -- An Inquest on Respect -- Unequal Talent -- The Shame of Dependence -- Compassion Which Wounds -- An Argument About Welfare -- Bureaucratic Respect -- Liberated Welfare -- Character and Social Structure -- The Mutual in Mutual Respect -- A Character Turned Outward -- The Politics of Respect.