The Meritocracy Myth

The Meritocracy Myth

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Publisher's Synopsis

McNamee and Miller (both sociology, U. of North Carolina-Wilmington) explain the features of The American Dream, how it came to be, and why people keep believing in it against all the evidence. Then they demonstrate that people's success depends almost entirely on the privilege of their birth rather than personal traits. Annotation 2004 Book News,

Book information

ISBN: 9780742510555
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
Pub date:
DEWEY: 305.5130973
DEWEY edition: 22
Number of pages: 219
Weight: 426g
Height: 236mm
Width: 154mm
Spine width: 17mm