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245	0	0	_aAgainst Meritocracy _bCulture, power and myths of mobility / _cJo Littler.
020			_a9781315712802
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100	1		_aLittler, Jo _eauthor.
264		1	_bRoutledge,
300			_a1 online resource (252 p.)
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520			_aIn 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.
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590			_aKU Select 2018: HSS Backlist Books
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650		0	_aSocial sciences
655		0	_aElectronic books.
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