Cathy O'Neil
Shame Machine Paperback Book
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR Shame is being weaponized by governments and corporations to attack the most vulnerable. Its time to fight backShame 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 bestselling author Cathy ONeil 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 programmes for people who are fundamentally unworthy?ONeil 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 The Shame Machine is the story of ONeils own struggle with body image and her recent weightloss surgery, which awakened her to the systematic shaming of fat people seeking medical care.With clarity and nuance, ONeil dissects the relationship between shame and power. Whom does the system serve? How do current incentive structures perpetuate the shaming cycle? And, most...
Binding: Paperback;272 pages; Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; Classification: HPQ; Weight: 322 g; Dimensions: 197 x 127 x 16
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A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR Shame is being weaponized by governments and corporations to attack the most vulnerable. Its time to fight backShame 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 bestselling author Cathy ONeil 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 programmes for people who are fundamentally unworthy?ONeil 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 The Shame Machine is the story of ONeils own struggle with body image and her recent weightloss surgery, which awakened her to the systematic shaming of fat people seeking medical care.With clarity and nuance, ONeil dissects the relationship between shame and power. Whom does the system serve? How do current incentive structures perpetuate the shaming cycle? And, most...
Binding: Paperback;272 pages; Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; Classification: HPQ; Weight: 322 g; Dimensions: 197 x 127 x 16
Extended returns Orders placed after 29th October 2026 can be returned until 5th January 2027
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
Click here to view our full Returns Policy.
Cathy O'Neil
Shame Machine Paperback Book
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
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