The meritocracy myth
| Main Author: | McNamee, Stephen J., 1950- |
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| Other Authors: | Miller, Robert K., 1948- |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Lanham, Md. :
Rowman & Littlefield,
[2004]
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| Physical Description: |
vii, 219 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- The American dream : myth or reality
- 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 at the right place at the right time : the luck factor
- I did it my way : self-employment and mobility
- An unlevel playing field : racism and sexism
- Discrimination by any other name : other isms
- Running in place : the long wage recession.