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Jeanne Ballantine defines meritocracy.

SAGE Video: Sociology Available online

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Ballantine, Jeanne H., on-screen presenter.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Social mobility.
Equality.
Social capital (Sociology).
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (1 min., 31 sec.)) : sound, colour
Place of Publication:
London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2017.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned in English.
Summary:
Professor Jeanne Ballantine defines meritocracy as how people achieve their class positions in ideal industrialized societies, based on their personal merit. She further explains that it does not really work like this in real life, particularly for people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Participant:
Academic, Jeanne Ballantine Ph.D.
Notes:
Description based on XML content.
ISBN:
9781473999558
1473999553
OCLC:
1017716416

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