Meritocracy and Its Discontents : Anxiety and the National College Entrance Exam in China /

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"An ethnography of the National College Entrance Examination, the Gaokao, in contemporary China. Discusses the exam as a fateful rite of passage that justifies and reinforces social inequality and the myth of meritocracy while enabling people to personify the cultural virtues of diligence, grit...

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Main Author: Howlett, Zachary M., 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Universities and colleges > Entrance examinations
Achievement tests
Achievement tests > China.
Universities and colleges > China > Entrance examinations.
Gaokao (Educational test) > Social aspects.
China
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"An ethnography of the National College Entrance Examination, the Gaokao, in contemporary China. Discusses the exam as a fateful rite of passage that justifies and reinforces social inequality and the myth of meritocracy while enabling people to personify the cultural virtues of diligence, grit, composure, and divine favor or luck"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (282 pages).
ISBN:9781501754449

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