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The Shame Machine

Who Profits in the New Age of Humiliation

Cathy O'Neil

This book explores the dangerous shift in how shame is being used as a weapon in America's "shame industrial complex" - from shaming individuals for societal problems to profitting from "punching down" on the vulnerable. The author, Cathy O'Neil, dissects the relationship between shame and power, asking important questions about whom the system serves and how we can fight back. Drawing on personal experience, O'Neil warns about the destructive influence of shame in the age of social media and hyperpartisan politics.
Publish Date
2022-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
2022-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
3.38
ISBN
9781984825452
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2022-03-22T02:41:27.000Z
I was fortunate to receive an ARC of this book, and it's brilliant--and made me cry. Highly recommended.      source