Everyone's a Winner : Life in Our Congratulatory Culture /

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Every kindergarten soccer player gets a trophy. Many high schools name dozens of seniors as valedictorians--of the same class. Cars sport bumper stickers that read "USA--Number 1." Prizes proliferate in every corner of American society, and excellence is trumpeted with ratings that range f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Best, Joel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011.
Temas:
Social status > United States.
Equality > United States.
Motivation (Psychology) > United States.
Statut social > États-Unis.
Motivation (Psychologie) > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Equality
Manners and customs
Motivation (Psychology)
Social conditions
Social status
United States > Social life and customs.
United States > Social conditions.
États-Unis > Mœurs et coutumes.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Every kindergarten soccer player gets a trophy. Many high schools name dozens of seniors as valedictorians--of the same class. Cars sport bumper stickers that read "USA--Number 1." Prizes proliferate in every corner of American society, and excellence is trumpeted with ratings that range from "Academy Award winner!" to "Best Neighborhood Pizza!" In Everyone's a Winner, Joel Best-- acclaimed author of Damned Lies and Statistics and many other books--shines a bright light on the increasing abundance of status in our society and considers what it all means. With humor and insight, Best argues that st.
Notas:"Simpson imprint in humanities."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 199 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520948488
0520948483
1283277662
9781283277662
9786613277664
6613277665

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