THE SHAME MACHINE: WHO PROFITS IN THE NEW AGE OF HUMILIATION
By Cathy O'Neil
Synopsis
O'Neil explores the machinery behind all this shame, showing how governments, corporations and the healthcare system capitalize on it. There are damning stories of rehab clinics, re-entry programs, drug and diet companies, and social media platforms -- all of which profit from 'punching down' on the vulnerable. Woven throughout The Shame Machine is the story of O'Neil's own struggle with body image and her recent weight-loss surgery, which awakened her to the systematic shaming of fat people seeking medical care. With clarity and nuance, O'Neil dissects the relationship between shame and power. Whom does the system serve? How do current incentive structures perpetuate the shaming cycle? And, most important, how can we all fight back?--
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| Narrator | Cathy O'Neil |
|---|---|
| Length | 6hrs |
| Catalogue No. | 15842 |
| Publisher | Penguin Audio; 2022 |
