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The meritocracy myth : who gets ahead and why / Stephen J. McNamee.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McNamee, Stephen J., 1950- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social mobility--United States.
- Social mobility.
- Equality--United States.
- Equality.
- Social capital (Sociology)--United States.
- Social capital (Sociology).
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 245 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Fifth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2024]
- Summary:
- "The Meritocracy Myth challenges the widely held American belief in meritocracy-that people get out of the system what they put into it based on individual merit. The book examines talent, attitude, work ethic, and character as elements of merit and evaluates the effect of nonmerit factors such as family background, social connections, luck, market conditions, unequal educational opportunities, and discrimination"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: McNamee, Stephen J., 1950- Meritocracy myth
- ISBN:
- 9781538173466
- 1538173468
- OCLC:
- 1382695028
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