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001381304 1001_ $$aMcNamee, Stephen J.,$$d1950-
001381304 24514 $$aThe meritocracy myth /$$cStephen J. McNamee and Robert K. Miller, Jr.
001381304 250__ $$a2nd ed.
001381304 260__ $$aLanham, Md. :$$bRowman & Littlefield,$$c©2009.
001381304 300__ $$aix, 285 pages :$$billustrations ;$$c23 cm
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001381304 337__ $$aunmediated$$bn$$2rdamedia
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001381304 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
001381304 5050_ $$aThe American dream : origins and prospects -- On being made of the right stuff : the case for merit -- The silver spoon : inheritance and the staggered start -- It's not what you know but ... : social and cultural capital -- Making the grade : education and mobility -- Being in the right place at the right time : the luck factor -- I did it my way : the decline of self-employment and the ascent of corporations -- An unlevel playing field : racism and sexism -- Discrimination by any other name : other isms -- Growing inequality in the twenty-first century.
001381304 520__ $$a"The Meritocracy Myth challenges the widely held American belief in meritocracy_that people get out of the system what they put into it based on individual merit. Fully revised and updated throughout, the second edition includes compelling new case studies, such as the impact of social and cultural capital in the cases of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, and new material on current topics such as the impact of the financial and credit crisis, intergenerational mobility, and the impact of racism and sexism. The Meritocracy Myth examines talent, attitude, work ethic, and character as elements of merit and evaluates the effect of non-merit factors such as social status, race, heritage, and wealth on meritocracy. A compelling book on an often-overlooked topic, the first edition was highly regarded and proved a useful examination of this classic American ideal"--$$cProvided by publisher.
001381304 650_0 $$aSocial mobility$$zUnited States.
001381304 650_0 $$aEquality$$zUnited States.
001381304 650_0 $$aSocial capital (Sociology)$$zUnited States.
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001381304 650_7 $$aSocial capital (Sociology)$$2fast$$0(OCoLC)fst01122281
001381304 650_7 $$aSocial mobility.$$2fast$$0(OCoLC)fst01122648
001381304 651_7 $$aUnited States.$$2fast$$0(OCoLC)fst01204155
001381304 7001_ $$aMiller, Robert K.,$$d1948-
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