The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It by Will Storr | Book Club

Full Title: The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it
Suggested by: Derek R.
Pages to read: 308
ISBN: 9780008354640 (Originally listed edition)
ISBN: 9780008354657 (Edition Eugene is using)

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While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•What is status?
•What is the problem with status?
•How does status effect how people think?
•How does status effect people’s physical health?
•How do people experience the reality?
•What are the types of status games?
•How is the dominance game played?
•How is the virtue game played?
•How is the success game played?
•How does belonging and isolation effect a person?
•How does an individual feel in their own narrative?
•How do symbols effect status?
•How do higher and lower status people behave?
•How do people detect status?
•Does status make people happier?
•How does changes in average income effect happiness?
•Is status cultural?
•How do people behave when they are status drunk?
•How do people react to high-status people?
•What is humiliation?
•How does status effect tribal behavior?
•How do people police status?
•What effect does humiliation have on people?
•When does status start effecting people?
•How does status effect what people believe?
•How does intelligence effect status?
•Why did Ben Gunn not want to leave prison?
•How did status effect Ed Kemper?
•How did status effect Ted Kaczynski?
•How did status effect Elliot Roger?
•How does status work in CrossFit?
•How did status effect Enron?
•How does social media affect status?
•How does status effect egalitarian societies, such as hunter-gatherer societies?
•How does status effect India’s untouchables?
•What causes a revolution?
•How did status effect The Great Mothers Questioning Vaccines?
•How did status effect child abuse cases?
•How did status effect Germany?
•How does status effect terrorism?
•How did status effect Russia?
•How did status effect Christianity?
•How did status effect science?
•How did status effect Venice?

Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.