| 000 | 03223cam a2200349Ii 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 9781315712802 | ||
| 008 | 180706s2018 enka ob 001 0 eng d | ||
| 020 |
_a9781315712802 _q(e-book : PDF) |
||
| 020 |
_a9781317496021 _q(e-book: Mobi) |
||
| 020 |
_z9781138889545 _q(hardback) |
||
| 020 |
_z9781138889552 _q(paperback) |
||
| 024 | 7 |
_a10.4324/9781315712802 _2doi |
|
| 035 | _a(OCoLC)993991360 | ||
| 040 |
_aFlBoTFG _beng _cFlBoTFG _erda |
||
| 050 | 4 |
_aHT612 _b.L57 2018 |
|
| 082 | 0 | 4 |
_a305.513 _bL779 |
| 100 | 1 |
_aLittler, Jo, _d1972-, _eauthor. _914597 |
|
| 245 | 1 | 0 |
_aAgainst meritocracy : _bculture, power and myths of mobility / _cJo Littler. |
| 264 | 1 |
_aAbingdon, Oxon ; _aNewYork, NY : _bRoutledge, _c2018. |
|
| 300 | _a1 online resource (xiv, 236 pages) | ||
| 336 |
_atext _2rdacontent |
||
| 337 |
_acomputer _2rdamedia |
||
| 338 |
_aonline resource _2rdacarrier |
||
| 505 | 0 | 0 |
_tpart, I Genealogies / _r Jo Littler -- _tchapter Introduction -- _tLadders and snakes / _r Jo Littler -- _tchapter 1 Meritocracy's genealogies in social theory / _r Jo Littler -- _tchapter 2 Rising up -- _tGender, ethnicity, class and the meritocratic deficit / _r Jo Littler -- _tchapter 3 Meritocratic feeling -- _tThe movement of meritocracy in political rhetoric / _r Jo Littler -- _tpart, II Popular parables / _r Jo Littler -- _tchapter 4 Just like us? -- _tNormcore plutocrats and the popularisation of elitism / _r Jo Littler -- _tchapter 5 #Damonsplaining and the unbearable whiteness of merit / _r Jo Littler -- _tchapter 6 Desperate success -- _tManaging the mumpreneur / _r Jo Littler -- _tchapter Conclusion -- _tBeyond neoliberal meritocracy / _r Jo Littler. |
| 520 | _a"Meritocracy today involves the idea that whatever your social position at birth, society ought to offer enough opportunity and mobility for 'talent' to combine with 'effort' in order to 'rise to the top'. This idea is one of the most prevalent social and cultural tropes of our time, as palpable in the speeches of politicians as in popular culture. In this book Jo Littler argues that meritocracy is the key cultural means of legitimation for contemporary neoliberal culture--and that whilst it promises opportunity, it in fact creates new forms of social division.Against Meritocracy is split into two parts. Part I explores the genealogies of meritocracy within social theory, political discourse and working cultures. It traces the dramatic U-turn in meritocracy's meaning, from socialist slur to a contemporary ideal of how a society should be organised. Part II uses a series of case studies to analyse the cultural pull of popular 'parables of progress', from reality TV to the super-rich and celebrity CEOs, from social media controversies to the rise of the 'mumpreneur'. Paying special attention to the role of gender, 'race' and class, this book provides new conceptualisations of the meaning of meritocracy in contemporary culture and society."--Provided by publisher. | ||
| 650 | 0 |
_aPlutocracy. _914599 |
|
| 650 | 0 | _aPower (Social sciences) | |
| 650 | 0 | _aSocial mobility. | |
| 776 | 0 | 8 |
_iPrint version: _z9781138889545 _w(DLC) 2017002013 |
| 856 | 4 | 0 |
_uhttps://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315712802 _zClick here to view. |
| 942 | _cEBK | ||
| 999 |
_c3941 _d3941 |
||