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Everyone's a winner : life in our congratulatory culture / Joel Best.

LIBRA HN90.S6 B47 2011
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Van Pelt Library HN90.S6 B47 2011
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Best, Joel.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Social status--United States.
Social status.
Equality--United States.
Equality.
Motivation (Psychology).
United States.
Motivation (Psychology)--United States.
United States--Social life and customs.
Manners and customs.
United States--Social conditions.
Social conditions.
Physical Description:
ix, 199 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Place of Publication:
Berkeley : University of California Press, [2011]
Contents:
Life in an era of status abundance
Prize proliferation
Honoring students
Everyday heroes
Ranking and rating
The significance of congratulatory culture.
Notes:
"Simpson imprint in humanities".
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780520267169
0520267168
OCLC:
658117374

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