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What happens when people "achieve"? Why do reactions to "achievement" vary so profoundly? And how might an anthropological study of achievement and its consequences allow us to develop a more nuanced model of the motivated agency that operates in the social world? These questions...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Long, Nicholas J. (Editor ), Moore, Henrietta L., 1957- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2013.
Colección:Wyse series in social anthropology ; v. 2.
Temas:
Achievement motivation > Social aspects.
Academic achievement > Social aspects.
Ethnology.
Motivation d'accomplissement > Aspect social.
Ethnologie.
PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Academic achievement > Social aspects
Achievement motivation > Social aspects
Ethnology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:What happens when people "achieve"? Why do reactions to "achievement" vary so profoundly? And how might an anthropological study of achievement and its consequences allow us to develop a more nuanced model of the motivated agency that operates in the social world? These questions lie at the heart of this volume. Drawing on research from Southeast Asia, Europe, the United States, and Latin America, this collection develops an innovative framework for explaining achievement's multiple effects-one which brings together cutting-edge theoretical insights into politics, psychology, ethics, material
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vi, 238 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1306142342
9781306142342
9781782382218
1782382216
9781461952480
1461952484

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