Meritocracy Myth

Name: Meritocracy Myth
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ISBN: 9781442219823

ISBN-10: 1442219823

ISBN-13: 9781442219823

Edition: 3rd 2013 (Revised)

Authors: Stephen J. McNamee, Robert K. Miller

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Book details

List price: $24.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/18/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Acknowledgments



The 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, Sexism, and Other Isms



Growing Inequality in the Twenty-First Century


Notes


Index


About the Authors