Everyone's a Winner : Life in Our Congratulatory Culture
by
Best, Joel.
Title
:
Everyone's a Winner : Life in Our Congratulatory Culture
Author
:
Best, Joel.
ISBN
:
9780520948488
Publication Information
:
Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011.
Physical Description
:
1 online resource (ix, 199 pages) : illustrations
General Note
:
"Simpson imprint in humanities."
Abstract
:
Every kindergarten soccer player gets a trophy. Many high schools name dozens of seniors as valedictorians--of the same class. Cars sport bumper stickers that read "USA--Number 1." Prizes proliferate in every corner of American society, and excellence is trumpeted with ratings that range from "Academy Award winner!" to "Best Neighborhood Pizza!" In Everyone's a Winner, Joel Best-- acclaimed author of Damned Lies and Statistics and many other books--shines a bright light on the increasing abundance of status in our society and considers what it all means. With humor and insight, Best argues that st.
Subject Term
:
Social status -- United States.
Equality -- United States.
Motivation (Psychology) -- United States.
Electronic Access
:
Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | [[missing key: search.ChildField.HOLDING]] | Status |
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Online Library | E-Book | 375157-1001 | ONLINE | | Elektronik Kütüphane |