The authors argue inequality creates psychosocial stress and status anxiety that lead to social ills.
His later books show frequent references to behavioral concepts such as "status anxiety."
"The Achilles heel of academics is their status anxiety," Siegel said.
Mr. de Botton recommends art as a cure for status anxiety.
If you experience status anxiety, this book isn't for you.
On a more reassuring note, it's nice to learn that the rich suffer status anxiety, too.
But isn't it likely that we underestimate the extent of our status anxiety as well?
In such a world, of course, status anxiety runs rampant.
She insists it does - if it puts aside status anxieties and the sometimes strange language of current political debate.
They have criticized green cultural life as a consequence of status anxieties among Western consumers.