Everyone's a winner : life in our congratulatory culture / Joel Best.
Looks at the increasing abundance of status in our society and considers its effects, including the tendency to split into ever more specific groups to enhance status.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780520267169 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0520267168 (cloth : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: ix, 199 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2011.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Simpson imprint in humanities". |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Life in an era of status abundance -- Prize proliferation -- Honoring students -- Everyday heroes -- Ranking and rating -- The significance of congratulatory culture. |
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Subject: | Social status > United States. Equality > United States. Motivation (Psychology) > United States. United States > Social life and customs. United States > Social conditions. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | HN 90 .S6 B47 2011 | 30542045 | General Collection | Available | - |