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The meritocracy myth / Stephen J. McNamee and Robert K. Miller, Jr.

Author
McNamee, Stephen J., 1950-
Published
Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, [2004]
Copyright Date
©2004
Physical Description
vii, 219 pages ; 23 cm
Additional Creators
Miller, Robert K., 1948-

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Contents
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 : self-employment and mobility -- An unlevel playing field : racism and sexism -- Discrimination by any other name : other isms -- Running in place : the long wage recession.
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ISBN
0742510557 (cloth : alk. paper)
0742510565 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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