Against Meritocracy: Culture, power and myths of mobility by Jo Littler, Jo Littler

Against Meritocracy: Culture, power and myths of mobility

Jo Littler, Jo Littler

233 pages • missing pub info (view editions)

nonfiction philosophy sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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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 soc...

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