{"product_id":"the-shame-machine-cathy-oneil-9781984825452","title":"The Shame Machine: Who Profits in the New Age of Humiliation","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e EDITORS' CHOICE -\u003c\/b\u003e A clear-eyed warning about the increasingly destructive influence of America's \"shame industrial complex\" in the age of social media and hyperpartisan politics\u003c\/b\u003e--from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWeapons of Math Destruction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"O'Neil reminds us that we must resist the urge to judge, belittle, and oversimplify, and instead allow always for complexity and lead always with empathy.\"--Dave Eggers, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Every\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShame is a powerful and sometimes useful tool: When we publicly shame corrupt politicians, abusive celebrities, or predatory corporations, we reinforce values of fairness and justice. But as Cathy O'Neil argues in this revelatory book, shaming has taken a new and dangerous turn. It is increasingly being weaponized--used as a way to shift responsibility for social problems from institutions to individuals. Shaming children for not being able to afford school lunches or adults for not being able to find work lets us off the hook as a society. After all, why pay higher taxes to fund programs for people who are fundamentally unworthy? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eO'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, reentry programs, drug and diet companies, and social media platforms--all of which profit from \"punching down\" on the vulnerable. Woven throughout \u003ci\u003eThe Shame Machine\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith clarity and nuance, O'Neil dissects the relationship between shame and power. Whom does the system serve? Is it counter-productive to call out racists, misogynists, and vaccine skeptics? If so, when \u003ci\u003eshould\u003c\/i\u003e someone be \"canceled\"? How do current incentive structures perpetuate the shaming cycle? And, most important, how can we all fight back?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cathy O'Neil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1984825453\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984825452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.65h x 5.79w x 1.01d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/04\/2022 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2023","brand":"Cathy O'Neil","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053481685247,"sku":"9781984825452","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_946743b1-863b-439f-9972-4877766a73a5.jpg?v=1685024590","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-shame-machine-cathy-oneil-9781984825452","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}